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Hudson River Day Line, 

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Express, will "be scheduled en the Summer Time- 
Table, effective June 3d; leaving Canaan 7, 3D a, m.j step- 
ping at principal stations ; arriving at Hartford S o'clock, Dn 
Monday morning this train will start from Mille rt on* about 
7 a, m, Returning, this train -will leave Hartford^, 45 p, m,, 
doe Canaan G,23, connecting with Housatonic Express for 
Berkshire points, 1 due Pittsfield 7,30 p, m, Dn t Saturdays 
this train will run to Millerton making station stops beyond 
Canaan: 

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ladies' coach and parlor car; all built by tha Pullman Com- 
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INTRODUCTION. 



Away in the heart of the hills, 

No trouble or care we know, 
With the song in our ears of the rills 

That laughingly lakeward go, 
With far overhead the wide sky spread 

And the clear blue lake below. 

Away in the heart of the hills, 

With nothing to do but dream, 
Where the lithe trout rise to the dancing flies 

From the depths of the crystal stream, 
'Mid the wondrous maze of the sun's slant rays 

Through the tremulous leaves agleam. 

Away ! Away ! At the dawn of day 

From the thronging city's ills, 
From the busy street to a far retreat 

In the heart of the distant hills ! 




HERE comes a time, when for a season, 
the denizens of our great commercial 
centers, shrinking from the cares en- 
tailed upon them by business and pro- 
fessional life, or the burdens involved 
by social duties, seek rest and recreation in Nature's great 
play-ground — the country. 

Spending the summer at some resort is not a mere fad, but 
has become a necessity, for if we perform our duties well we 
must have a change from the blistering heat and bustle of the 
city, a change from the confining cares of the office. We must 
give the brain a rest from the complicated problems which have 
confronted us for several months, and so once more we turn to 
the country to breathe a new air, to view new scenes. 



But first of all comes the question of where to go. 

It is well known that humanity is affected by altitude, and 
so the higher altitudes are becoming more popular as a place 
of summer sojourn, especially with those who breathe air im- 
pregnated with salty humidity of old Neptune for a greater part 
of the year. And so the sun-kissed hilltops, the green forests, 
the clear blue lake, the crystal mountain stream with its speckled 
treasures, call us away from the busy street to enjoy the quiet 
and repose of Nature's great sanitarium — the country. And 
when the chill salt breeze of fall drive the gay follower of 
fashion from the bleak seashore the hills clothed with golden, 
gorgeous beauty and the mild climate of the mountains lure 
thousands to this favored region. 

One important factor in determining where we shall spend 
the summer vacation is the accessibility of the location selected. 

For the gratification of those who are planning to spend the 
vacation among the mountains, there are almost limitless facili- 
ties at hand, so situated with reference to the crowded centers 
of population as to be conveniently accessible, and so varied in, 
character, as to satisfy the greatest diversity of mood and liking. 

Along the line of the Central New England Railway, and 
adjacent are some of the most delightful summer retreats in 
America. The Catskill mountains, the Berkshire and Litchfield 
hills, the valleys of the Hudson, the Wallkill and the Connecti- 
cut rivers, are all penetrated or reached by this railway and its 
immediate connections, while it is also a favorite tourists' route 
to the White mountains and the many seaside resorts of New 
England. 

In the following pages is told something of the charming 
country traversed by the Central New England Railway — a 
country remarkable for its great scenic beauty, its wonderful 
geological formations and its historical associations — a country 
which it is now possible to reach by means of a perfect train 
service. For, what could be more interesting and agreeable 
than to take a ride over this road, a ride which is made most 
safe and enjoyable by means of an improved and strengthened 
roadbed, and new and luxurious coaches ? 



Starting then at Hartford, Connecticut's historic capital, 
which is the eastern terminus of the road, we commence our 
journey toward the picturesque Litchfield hills. 

As we roll rapidly along through the level farming districts 
of Bloomfield, on each side of the track may be seen extensive 
fields of tobacco, for the country from Bloomfield to New Hart- 
ford is famous for its fine quality of tobacco, which, experts 
claim, is superior to the famous Virginia brands. 

The hurrying engine is drawing us from the rich farming 
lands of Bloomfield to a scene of wild beauty, for we are nearing 
the Talcott mountain range. Probably few of the traveling 
public are aware that this range of hills is the crumbling monu- 
ment of volcanic action of wide extent and fierce intensity. By 
some authors they have been termed the "ancient lavas" of 
Connecticut, for they were forced up through the Tirassic red 
sandstone by convulsions greater than those which shook the 
mighty Vesuvius. These mountains are a part of a range which 
extends through the center of the State, including the Hanging 
Hills cf Meridan, East and West Rock, of New Haven, and 
Mount Tom and Holyoke, of Massachusetts. 

We have now reached the entrance of a wild gorge where 
the Farmington river comes plunging through this range. Here 
is a scene, which, for wildness and grandeur, is unsurpassed in 
the Nutmeg State. As the train goes dashing along its firm 
bed, which is cut into the solid rock of the mountain, the ob- 
server may see on one side a high cliff, composed of vast masses 
of fine-grained crystalline rock, while on the other he may look 
down the precipitous side of the pass, a hundred feet, into the 
wild gorge, through which the Farmington winds its turbulent 
way. 

But soon we emerge from the gorge, and turning to the 
south to avoid the mountain we dash out into an open country 
famous for its rich farming lands. Much of the way is beside 
the Farmington, which, in some places, goes fretting and eddy- 
ing through a narrow channel, in others, broadens out into 
quiet expanses of blue lake. 

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Passing Simsbury and CollinSville we soon come to a change 
in the scenery, for we are now entering upon the most pictur- 
esque part of our journey, the Litchfield hills. The train enters 
a weird mountain pass known as Satan's Kingdom. Here the 
Farmington winds like a silver thread through a deep, wild 
gorge whose rocky and precipitous sides reach upward for sev- 
eral hundred feet till they seem to meet the blue sky. For 
thousands of years the river has been wearing the deep and 
narrow canyon through which it flows. Cut into the side of 
this ravine, high above the river, is the solid bed of the Central 
New England Railway, over which the train slides smoothly, 
the puffing of the engine echoing and re-echoing on the rocky 
sides of the cliffs. Far up on the crest of one of the sides of 
this gorge one will obtain such a view as he never can forget. 
Here Clara Louise Kellogg, America's Prima Donna, has car- 
rolled some of her sweetest melodies, and here Rose Terry 
Cooke has found an inspiration for some of her sweetest verse. 

R-ding rapidly along, we pass the manufacturing town of 
New Hartford, and are soon climbing the grade which leads to 
the busv, enterprising borough of Winsted. As we leave Win- 
sted the country grows more wild and pxturesque. The engine 
is toiling arduously up a steep grade, through deep rock cuts, 
by the side of a precipitous gorge through which flows the tur- 
bulent Mad river We rush through thick woods and now we 
are at the summit, the highest point in the route and the high- 
est point reached by a railroad in Connecticut. Another mile 
and we have reached Norfolk, the most noted mountain resort 
in the State. 

Soon we are rushing down the grade from Norfolk toward 
Canaan. Beautiful, indeed, is the panorama which is spread out 
before us ; high hills everywhere, fashioned in the most varied 
styles, and covered with hardy growths of wood. Now we are 
moving along the side of a high elevation, at our feet lies the pic- 
turesque valley of the Blackbury river, in the west rises the blue 
Taconic range. We are now nearing the famous " Fill. " Here 
the road describes a great curve in the form of a perfect horse- 
shoe, and now we pass out from the wild grandeur of the hills 
into the more open country of East Canaan. 

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This section of the road, as far as Miilerton, is of great in- 
dustrial value, as this region produces the finest grade of pig 
iron on the market. Lime is also produced in large quantities, 
and it is from this locality that marble was obtained to build 
the beautiful State house at Hartford 

The swiftly moving train allows us to take only a passing 
glance at this beautiful region. Crossing the romantic Housa- 
tonic which comes rolling down from the glorious rock-ribbed 
Berkshires, we skirt the blue Twin Lakes, roll out into a level 
country and are soon passing over the inexhaustible ore beds of 
Salisbury, a land in which the air we breathe is charged with 
life giving iron. 

Riding rapidly along we near Miilerton. Near-by stands 
Mount Riga, with its wonderful caves bathed in weird legends 
and romance. 

Leaving the highlands at Boston Corners we enter a peace- 
ful pastoral country composed of fertile meadows and rich graz- 
ing land For several miles we ride through this land of plenty 
till we enter Poughkeepsie, the most important city between 
Albany and New York. 

Here let us turn from the wonders and beauties of Nature 
and view for a moment an achievement of man. For it is at 
this point that the great cantilever bridge spans the broad Hud- 
son We are now gliding over the bridge. Suspended between 
heaven and earth, it seems so frail, but is so strong in its steel 
frame that it supports long trains as safely as the solid bed of 
the rock-ribbed mountain. Two hundred feet beneath us flows 
the broad, historic Hudson, to the east lies the beautiful city of 
Poughkeepsie, and far away on the heights is the famous Vassar 
College. For a background to this beautiful picture we have 
the picturesque wildness and grandeur of the Catskills. 

For twenty miles north and south we may view the Rhine 
of America as it rolls ouward to be swallowed up in the mighty 
ocean — but pen is inadequate to describe this beautiful scene. 
And now we roll from the firm, steel frame of this great handi- 
work of man to the west bank of the Hudson. Parsing through 






deep rock cuts and by the side of great bluffs, the beautiful 
scene, so briefly described above, is lost to sight 

We are now in the greatest fruit section in New York State- 
Each season nearly ten million pounds of grapes are shipped by 
the Central New England Railway to New York, Boston and 
Philadelphia. There are also large quantities of apples, pears 
and peaches sent over this road to the markets. 

Leaving Ulster county we ent^r Orange county and the 
beautiful Wallkill valley, a region rapidly growing in favor as a 
popular summer resort. 

Orange county has gained a reputation, far and wide, as a 
dairying country. To encourage this important industry not 
only here, but all along the line, the railway company has es- 
tablished creameries. Twenty sites have been selected for them 
and several have already been built. The officers of the road 
desire to meet reliable persons to take up the other locations. 

And we have nearly finished our journey, for after having 
passed through 145 miles of country unexcelled for grandeur, 
beauty and industrial value, the engine comes thundering into 
Campbell Hall, and we step forth from our car at a point where 
the lines of five railroad companies focus. 




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HARTFORD. 

For the benefit of the many strangers who daily visit Connecti- 
cut's capital, it seems proper to sketch briefly a few of the promi- 
nent features of this interesting city. 

From 1633, when Hartford was first settled, to the present day, 
this city has had a steady, healthy growth. 

Beautifully situated, it is said by travelers to be one of the pret- 
tiest cities in the United States. The substantial and elegant build- 
ings, public and private, of this city, represent many millions of 
dollars. No city of its size in this country does an equal amount of 
insurance business. In fact, the banking institutions and insurance 
companies are known the world over. There are miles of fine, clean 
pavement, which is much appreciated by the cyclists. 

Hartford has always been known for its literary set, and no 
names stand out brighter than the late Mrs. Stowe and "Mark 
Twain." 

The seat of Trinity College and of the finest High School in 
the State, Hartford at once attracts those who desire a good edu- 
cation. 

But the visitor who spends a clay in this bustling, historic city 
would miss one of the finest sights should he fail to visit the State 
House. Standing on a commanding site in Bushnell Park, in the 
center of the city, this acme of modern architecture, which was 
erected at a cost of $3,100,000, is the Mecca of thousands of visitors. 
A great gilded dome, which can be seen for miles away, surmounts 
the building, and seems like a crown for the queen of Connecticut's 
cities. 






TA^IFFVlLibE, Haitford County, Conn. 

Springfield Branch Junction. 

As we near Tariffville, we enter the wild Talcott mountain pass, 
the grandeur of which has been mentioned in an earlier portion of 
this book. This is one of the most picturesque spots on the line of 
the road — the gorge, the mountains, the valley, the Farmington 
river, all combine to form a pleasing picture for the eye. 

The village is situated on an eminence, commanding a beautiful 
view of river and valley, has perfect drainage, cool nights, and is 
altogether a delightful place to spend the summer. 

Four miles from this celebrated mountain is Old Newgate 
prison, originally an old copper mine, operated by English parties 

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"The Great Shopping Center of Connecticut." 
BROWN, THOMPSON & CO. 



two hundred years ago. For half a century Newgate was Connecti- 
cut's only State's prison. Perched on the side of a mountain, 
Newgate is visible to the eye long before one reaches the spot. Like 
some feudal ruin, a thing of the past, it clings to this generation 
merely by its old-time associations. It was here that General 
Washington sent desperate prisoners during the Revolutionary war, 
and thousands visit this historic place every summer. Parties are 
taken from the station by a conveyance at fifty cents for the round 
trip. 

Tariffville. 
W. F. C 'Connor— Tariffville House. Near station and overlooking river. Ac- 
commodates eight. Adults, *6 to $10 per week. Best of fishing close to house. 
G. M. Reed — Tunxis House. Adults. $8 to $14 per week. 



SIMSBURY, Haitiord Coupty, Conn. 

This beautiful old New England town, a little more than half 
an hour's ride from Hartford, offers rich enjoyment to him who 
would forget the monotony of city life. 

Many stories and legends of Revolutionary and pre-Revolu- 
tionary times have their centers of interest in this old town. 

From many points in this town views of indescribable grandeur 
may be seen. Here is Mt. Philip, towering nearly a thousand feet 
above the surrounding meadows. One may look as far north ward 
as Mt. Tom, while old Greylock may be discerned in the distant haze. 

He who would enjoy an ideal summer or the autumnal beauties 
or pleasures of a New England town, will find no pleasanter place 
in all New England in which to cast his lot than Simsbury. 

Simsbury. 
Mrs. Charles Welles— West Simsbury post office. Farmhouse. One and one- 
half miles. Accommodates eight. Adults. S'5 to S6 per week : children under ten, .S3, 
Will meet guests We have a large and shady lawn : rooms are large and airy, and 
very pleasant. Private bath-house at Little Brook. Good fishing within a short dis- 
tance. 

Orlando Dean — One mile. Adults. .SI per day. 



CANTON, Hartford Countcj, Conn. 

A short walk from the station brings us to a pleasant little 
village located in the midst of a beautiful farming country. This 
little hamlet is known as Canton street. Canton Center and North 
Canton are more easily reached from Cherry Brook station. 

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COIililNSVILiIiE, Hartford County, Conn. 

He who comes to Collinsville to spend the summer vacation will 
find many attractions and desirable features. Beautifully situated 
on the gently sloping land by the side of the unsung beauties of the 
Farmington, a river that would have ravished the soul of Words- 
worth or Thomas Gray, lies this pretty Connecticut village. It is in 
this town that the Collins Company have located their great shops, 
which manufacture agricultural tools for the Spanish American 
market. 

Collinsville Station— Collinsville Post office. 
Mrs. J. A. North— Collinsville. Conn. Private house. Accommodates eight. 
Adults, $7; children at reduced rates. Five minutes' walk from station. Near 
churches, post office, telegraph, telephone, etc. House is pleasantly located, com- 
manding fine views. An abundance of small fruit, vegetables, fresh egss and milk. 
Healthful atmosphere. 

Dora A. Barnes — Two miles. Adults, $6. 

Mrs. Zerah J. Hinman — Two miles. Adults $5. 

Mrs. John E. Garette — Two miles. Men, $6 ; women, $4. 

Jennie S. Case — Six miles. Adults, $7. 

Henry T. Wheeler — Valley House. Adults, $8 to $12 per week. 



A WO$D FOH THE SOUTHERN BE^KSHI^E 
AND lilTCHFIELD HILbS. 



"In all this land, range up, range down ; 
Is there a place so pleasant and so sweet?" 



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HERE is a region which is becoming 

more popular year by year, known as 
the Berkshire and Litchfield hills, 
and it is the solitary representative of 
its kind. Here may be found over a 
thousand square miles of pleasing 
diversity of scenery interspersed with 
lakes, mountains and valley, sprinkled with quaint hamlets and busy 
villages (while many places have been beautified by the hand of 
man), making this section one of the favorite portions of Nature's 
great playground for the seeker after health or pleasure. A summer 
resort usually has some particular quality to recommend it to the 
public, such as scenic beauty, fine roads, healthful and invigorating 
climate, or there may be pleasant and interesting surroundings, but 

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in the southern Berkshire and Litchfield hills the sojourner will 
find all these qualities combined in a most marked degree as he will 
find them in no other resort in this country- 

It is a veritable Switzerland at our own doors. In these wild 
and beautiful hills there is no tiresome similarity, for the hills and 
valleys are fashioned in a variety of picturesque shapes; hills, glens 
and beautiful mountain lakes are scattered about in prodigal profu- 
sion. 

In mountain scenery every hour brings a change from the rising 
of the sun till its setting. Perhaps in no other country are the 
sunsets so lovely as here. It seems, as the radiant orb of day sinks 
behind the blue mountains in the west, as if God had selected this 
particular sky for a canvas on which to paint His great master- 
pieces. And then there follows the beautiful twilight, and all the 
earth is bathed in a tranquil glory. All this beauty and more, 
which human pen is powerless to describe, is freely spread for the 
summer sojourner of these mountains. 

This favored region possesses the charm of drawing the tired 
city dweller from his home earlier than any other resort, and hold- 
ing him far into the autumn. Early in May this land of hills com- 
mences to put on its summer attire. The trees on all the hills send 
forth their tender green leaves, and the fields are clothed with a 
carpet of delicate green, checkered with the brilliant hues of 
myriads of wild flowers. This, too, is the ideal month for the 
ardent disciples of Izaak Walton. The ever sparkling mountain 
stream goes dancing along its shimmering way till it at last broad- 
ens out in a quiet pool at the foot of some mossy rock, and it is 
seldom that these pools do not yield fine specimens of the speckled 
beauty to those who patiently follow the "gentle art." But May 
gives place to balmy June; surely the thousands from the cooped-up 
cities must agree with James Russell Lowell in saying, "What is so 
rare as a day in June?" But this month, the freshest and most 
enchanting, gives place to July, the month that makes city life 
unbearable. Here the climate is tempered by cool breezes, and 
thousands seek these hills to breathe the pure air and enjoy and 
drink in the beauties of Nature. The Berkshire and Litchfield hills 
not only possess those qualities which go to make up a popular place 
of summer sojourn, but they are the only autumn resort in the 
United States. 

With autumn the seaside resorts become depopulated, for the 
outlook is dreary and the air is chill. Not so in these hills, for 
the numbers who linger are augmented by the hundreds who come 
nere to enjoy the ideal October days. With autumn the foliage 

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takes on a gayer hue, and the hills, clothed in brilliant reds, purple 
and shimmering gold, look as if a great Persian robe had been 
thrown over them, and here one may 

"Gather leaves of a thousand dyes, 
Speckled witn crimson, spotted with green 
And shaded with hues from Paradise. 

For a time these mountains remain clothed in their resplendent 
colors, and then in a night the foliage is removed to form a great 
carpet for the earth, but the same warm climate lingers for several 
weeks, and there is the same haze about the distant hills which an 
artist strives to put upon the canvas. 

Now is the time to gather nuts, to hunt for gray squirrels and 
partridges, to take long excursions, and the ideal time to play golf. 
But at last autumn gives place to winter, the lakes are covered with 
glassy ice and a white carpet covers the entire land. Perhaps we 
have a rain storm which freezes on the trees, every shrub is trans- 
formed into a thing of beauty; it seems as if we were in fairyland, 
the sun comes out and the forests gleam and sparkle in their icy 
coat, giving forth every color of the rainbow. 

Such beauty draws the city dweller back to the country to enjoy 
this dazzling splendor. Beautiful summer residences are opened 
and house parties given, and scores from the cities enjoy the coast- 
ing, sleighing and skating, and go back to their homes with ruddy 
cheeks and renewed vigor. 

For years the seeker after health and rest has fled from the 
humid oppression of the cities to enjoy the cool of the mountains, 
but not until recently have the benefits derived from pure air been 
appreciated. And so the first question asked by the intelligent 
seeker after rest and vigor is, "Where shall I get the best air?" As 
one ascends the Berkshire or Litchfield hills the exhilarating invig- 
oration is plainly felt. Dr. J. P. Campbell, late surgeon in the 
Cunard Royal Mail service, now of Bridgeport, Conn., writing to an 
invalid friend, says: "Surely you could not have selected a more 
recuperative field than Litchfield county — Lakeville, too — the center 
of the hematite ore region; with oxygen in abundant purity and 
iron under every footstep, those seeking health and recreation rapid- 
ly regain the former with strength and spirits added. I remember 
telling the proprietor of the hotel in Norfolk that I considered the 
view obtainable from the big stone slab in front of his hotel door, 
together with the amount of pure ozone one could imbibe in a few 
minutes, 'dirt cheap' at five dollars, to an invalid lover of Nature 
or almost anyone else direct from the cooped-up cities of brick and 
mortar." 

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The elevation of these mountains insures a purity and delight- 
ful dryness of the air which at once gives tone to the system 
and accelerates the breathing. This climate is inimical to pul- 
monary diseases, and a sojourn in these everlasting hills, with a 
little exercise, is worth whole tons of physicians' prescriptions. 

Another important factor in the selection of this region as a 
place of summer sojourn is the exceptional purity of the drinking 
water. These mountains are the source of springs of clear, cool 
water; in fact, many of the beautiful lakes in this region are fed 
entirely by inexhaustible springs. A large number of the most 
popular resorts receive their water supply from these mountain 
lakes, the water being carried in pipes to the town, so that the water 
is never a source of disease. 

Here, as for several seasons past, the summer colonies gather 
from the four corners of the United States. For no region offers 
such varied inducements for the summer visitor as the southern 
Berkshire hills. There are hotels to suit every taste, with prices 
to suit all pockets. There is the quiet life and delightful fare of 
some roomy old farm house, or one may spend his days happily 
under a bark or canvas roof beside some sparkling expanse of water. 
Again, one may rent a pretty cottage in some charming locality, for 
a moderate sum, or lease a handsome villa with all luxurious 
accessories. 

There are good roads for the wheelmen, rugged mountain paths 
for the pedestrian, rushing brooks for the angler, broad sheets of 
water for boating, and tennis and golf links for the lover of games. 
For the pedestrian there are historic spots to visit, ana rugged 
ascents, from whose summits sweeping views may be obtained. 
Then, too, if the pedestrian be a lover of Nature, he may study the 
remarkable beauty of the roadside verdure, for here 

"ISoon Xature scatters five and wild 

Each plant and flower, die mountain's child." 

Ferns grow in endless variety and luxuriance, while throughout this 
section are found many varieties of rare flowers unknown in most 
localities. 

The roads have for years been known for their excellence, 
where they were naturally heavy or muddy the drift gravel has been 
freely used, and so we find highways hard and smooth, free from 
mud, ruts and stone; in fact, roads which will compare favorably 
with the drives in any park in the country. The result is that 
riding and driving have become very popular among summer visit- 
ors. For horseback riding the country could not have been invent- 

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■ed more beautifully. There are beautifully shaded streets, gentle 
ascents and quiet by-ways. Carriage driving is indulgd in to a 
greater extent than in any other locality frequented by summer 
guests. For cycling the roads are excellent, while bicycle paths 
have been built in many towns. 

For the hunter there are forests where he may obtain, if he be 
;a good shot, plenty of partridges and quail, but it is not all pot hunt- 
ing, and many a fox or fierce wild cat is brought down, for some of 
the wildest country in Connecticut is to be found in these hills. 

And so each year those who came before return again, and their 
number is augmented by hundreds of wealthy and refined people, 
who seek, and find here, all that goes to make up an ideal mountain 
resort. 

Oh ! What a boon a month's release 
From daily duty, daily strife : 
To find a boundless world of peace 
That gives you back your fading life. 
To move and breathe from hour to hour 
'Mid all that's beautiful and bright, 
And feel each day a growing power 
In brain and body, touch and sight 



PI^E MEADOW. 

This neat suburb of New Hartford, with its level walks, shaded 
streets and tiny park, is a favorite resort for bicycle riders. 

Pine Meadow Station— Pine Meadow Po3t Office 
Mrs. William Caul — Caul Villa. One mile. Adults $5 to $6. 



NEW HARTFORD. 

New Hartford village lies along the Farmington river, some 800 
feet above sea level, while on every side rise the grand hills and 
mountains which have made the scenery of this tov,n famous for 
picturesque and varied beauty. 

Shaded drives and walks stretch in every direction, inviting to 
a mountain climb, or to a stroll by river, wood or lake. 

West Hill is noted for its beautiful Lake Wonksunkmunk, com- 
monly known as West Hill pond, which affords excellent fishing for 
bass, perch and pickerel. The groves skirting the shores of the 
lake are dotted here and there with cottages for summer camping 
and fishing parties. 

New Hartford Station-New Hartford Post office. 
John B. Turnbull — "The Maples." Two miles. Adults. $5 to $7. 
Dudley Paine — Hotel. One minute's walk. 
J. J. Conroy — Greenwood Inn. One minute's walk. 

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WlfiSTED, CO]Mfi, 



HE next town going west on the Cen 
tral New England Railway is the 
town of Winchester, in which is the 
borough of Winsted, a lively business 
community comprising a population 
of between 8,000 and 9,000, and the 
center for the business of several sur- 
rounding towns, including the southern tier of towns of Berkshire 
county, Mass. 

Highland lake, a beautiful and picturesque expanse of water 
three miles long by an average of one-half mile wide, lies about one- 
half mile from Main street, Winsted, at an elevation of one hun- 
dred and fifty feet above that thoroughfare. This lake, besides 
its natural scenery, has many attractions for the pleasure visitors, 
consisting of rowboats for the accommodation of fishing parties, 
electric and steam launches, and, in addition, a boulevard of seven 
miles around the entire lake for pleasure driving and bicycling. 
The Winsted and Torrington Street Railway Company now has a 
branch line to this popular lake, and for ten cents one may obtain 
a charming ride through a country of great scenic beauty to the 
upper end of the lake. Here have been erected pavilions and other 
attractions for the entertainment of visitors. 

Near the shore of the lake, and on line of the boulevard, are 
already erected many handsome cottages, several of which can be 
rented by visitors. 

Crystal lake is another beautifully located sheet of water, situ- 
ated at an elevation of one hundred and twenty-five feet above High- 
land lake, into which the surplus water from it flows. The water 
for the domestic purposes of the borough is conveyed from this 
lake at an expense of over $50,000. 

Piatt mountain is another attractive place for summer visitors. 
The summit of it, at an elevation of 1,600 feet, is easily approached 
by a good carriage road, and on it is erected a tower fifty feet in 
height, from the top of which are extensive views in all directions. 
This is a favorite place for picnic parties. 

The hotel accommodations in Winsted are unsurpassed by any 
town in the State. There are first-class hotels: i he "Beardsley 
House." in the west part of the borough, the "Winsted House," in 
the east part. 

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eawfsfefj Honed' 



It is surprising how many places are advertised as delightful SUM- 
MER RESORTS, yet every person realizes that what pleases one often 
fails to please another. 

In West Winsted, Conn., a village well located in the Litchfield Hills, nine 
hundred feet above tide water, five miles from the famous Berkshires, are 
beautiful drives in every direction ; no level stretch of country within many 
miles— a succession of hills and mountains ; and as you ride or walk to their 
summit a new view presents itself, and instead of soon tiring of your sojourn 
here, you become enchanted with your surroundings, and wonder why you 
had not been here before. 







fsuasamtmm «"««!.. 




Write for term*, or come and see why you should spend the season here* 



C. B. ANDREWS, Manager, WINSTED, A, CONN. 



West Winsted Station— Station A, Winsted Post Office.- 
C. B. Andrews— Beardsley House. Two minutes' walk. Accommodates fifty. 
Adults, S10 and upwards ; children, same ; transients. §2 per day. Passenger elevator, 
electric lights, bells, gas, baths, etc. Sanitary arrangements perfect. House neatly 
furnished. Table is liberally supplied with the choicest provisions that can be se- 
cured. The open exposure of the rooms admits of abundance of sunlight and fresh 
air The interior arrangements are designed to secure privacy of family and still 
obtain the comforts of first-class hotel service ; all combine to make this house one of 

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the most popular in the State. See cut on page .3:2. Refers to W. J. Martin, Hartford : 
A. L. Chamberlain. Fair Haven. Conn. : John T. Rockwell, 175 William street. New- 
York. Photographs, etc., at New England Summer Bureau, 3 Park Place, N. Y. 
Winsted Station— Station A, Post Office. 
Maplehurst Farm -Three miles. Elevation 1500 feet. Large lawn, maple shade, 
unsurpassed scenery. Pleasant drives : spring water. A secluded and restful place 
in which to pass the heated season. Free transportation to and from station. Terms 
on application. Correspondence solicited. M. L Horton. P. <). Box 217. 
East Winsted Station-Station B Post Office. 




The Winsted House— Edward S. Barber, proprietor. One-quarter of a mile. 
Accommodates one hundred. Terms, adults, from $6 to $12 per week : children §3 to 
$6. Transients, $2.00 per day. The Winsted House is the best located hotel in town, 
being opposite Winsted park, has broad, shady verandas, and commands views of 
delightful scenery. Electric cars every thirty minutes for Highland lake, a beautiful 
sheet of water four miles long. Good boating and fishing, shady groves: no mos- 
quitoes. 

Rollin D. Wilson — Two miles. $6 per week. 

Wyndover Farm — Three miles. Terms, $6 per week. 

Mrs. S. A. Moses — Half mile. Adults. <p5. 

George F. Smith — One-quarter mile. $5 and upwards. 

P. Bowman — Seven miles. $6 per week. 

Howard Smith — Colebrook post office. Five miies. 

Mrs. Joseph F. Wooster — West Goshen. Adults, $7 per week. 

Charles F. Green — West Goshen. Accommodates eight. Adults, $6 per week. 

Mrs. J. M. White — Five miles. Adults, $6. 

Edward L. Humphrey — Winchester Center. Farm house. 

Mrs. Whitcomb — Winchester Center. A fine private residence. 



SANDISFIEbD, MASS. 
Is one of the mountain towns of southern Berkshire county, Mass., 
and is fast becoming a popular summer resort. The central part of 
this town lies at an elevation of between 1,500 and 1,600 feet. 

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This place can best be reached by leaving the Central New- 
England Railway at Winsted, and thence by stage a distance of 
thirteen miles. 



NEW BOSTON- MASS. 

Is a lively, romantic village, situated at the headwaters of the Farm- 
ington river, in the town of Sandisfield. about three miles from the 
center of the town. 

For mountain scenery, looming up in all directions, it can not 
be excelled, and the rapid flowing of the Farmington river gives 
an additional charm to the enjoyment of a visitor. It is a center 
for fishermen and huntsmen. 

In this place is an excellent, quiet hotel, of which Mr. D. G. 
Gregory is the proprietor, at which guests are well cared for and 
supplied with all those delicacies that a country hotel can afford 
and what a person from the city most enjoys. Application for 
board in private families can be made by addressing E. O. Northway, 
New Boston, Mass. 

This place is best reached by leaving the Central New England 
Railway at Winsted, and thence by stage thirteen miles up the 
valley of the Farmington river. 

Winsted— New Boston, Mass.. Post Office. 

New Boston Inn — G. D. Gregory, manager. Twelve miles. Adults $7. 
E. P». Sears — Twelve miles. Adults $5 ; children, $3. 



CObEBfyOOK. CONN. 

This town lies high up among the hills of northern Litchfield 
county, and is bounded on the north by Berkshire county, Mass. 
There is a daily stage line between Winsted and Colebrook, or livery 
teams for the trip can be obtained at short notice. 

Colebrook Station— Colebrook Center Post Office. 

Mrs. S. E. Bunnell — Three miles. Adults, $5 per week. 
Misses Carrington — Colebrook Center, fifteen or twenty guests. 
Ealph Turner — Colebrook Center, accommodates ten or twelve. 
Mrs. Horace M. Phelps — Farm house, one and one-half miles. 
Miss Emma Jones — Colebrook. Farm house. 
Mrs. Edgar Parker — Colebrook River. Adults, $5. 

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Norfolk;, 

Litchfield County, Conn. 



ONCERNING Norfolk, A. L. Spofford, librarian 
of Congress, made the remark that this was 
one of the most delightful places in which he 
""^■B had ever spent a summer; and he but voiced 
QBt the sentiment of hundreds of cultured and 

WSr wealthy people who pass their summers in the 

belle of the .Litchfield hills. 
It seems as if this beautiful town, so snugly ensconced among 
the blue Litchfield hills, has been provided, either by Nature or art, 
with every requisite which goes to make up an ideal summer resort. 
Years ago the grandeur and beauty of the hills were admired by 
those who rode through the town either on horseback or in the cum- 
bersome stage. But not until the completion of the railroad, which 
was made possible by the push and public spiritedness of Norfolk's 
townspeople, did thousands of tired city dwellers learn of or appre- 
ciate the beauties of Norfolk. 

Situated 1,300 feet above the sea level, Norfolk is the highest 
railroad resort in the State, while its elevation insures pure air and 
cool mountain breezes. Especially favored by Nature with a diver- 
sity of scenery, interspersed with lakes, walks and drives, Norfolk 
has the advantages of many cities; for the same public spirit, which 
existed at the time the railroad was built, still helps to mould the- 
town. 

Some five years ago work was commenced on Norfolk's new 
water plant. The supply is obtained from Lake Wangum, a beau- 
tiful sheet of water located about four miles from the village, on the 
top of a high mountain encircled by forests. Its heignt of nearly 
250 feet above the village green, the fact that there are but two or 
three buildings located on the entire water shed, and that the lake 
is supplied by means of never-failing springs, insure perfect freedom 
from contamination. 

With all these advantages Norfolk is accessible, for a through 
train carries the summer sojourner from the Grand Central Depot in 
New York, without change of cars, to the hill town. This town is 
less than two hours' ride from Hartford and but three from New 
Haven. 

Here one can find good, wholesome board at some roomy, old 
farm house at six dollars per week, or the epicurean who frequents 

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Delmonico's will find on the menu everything that can be provided 
by the genial host who is proprietor of the.Hillhurst. And a word 
about the Hill hurst. It is a large, airy hostelry, accommodating 
over a hundred guests, and surrounded by long verandas, from 
which extensive views may be obtained. 

The Stevens House, a most commodious hotel, surrounded by a 
beautiful lawn and shade trees, is a popular house. It was at this 
hotel one season that the Appalachian Mountain Club, of Boston, 
made headquarters. 

DRIVES FROM NORFOLK. 

Around Haystack .Mountain. miles. 

Doolittle Pond, 4 

Lake Wangum, 4 

Winsted, 8 

Winsted — return via Grantville, 18 

►South Norfolk. 4 

Winchester, 9 
The five-mile square drive southwest of the village, 

Joy Mountain Tower in Goshen, 10 

Mohawk Mountain Tower. 1J> 

Colebrook, 6 

Colebrook — return via North Colebrook, Doolittle Pond. 15 

Canaan. 7 

Canaan Mountain. 6 

Campbell's Falls. 5 

Ashley Falls, via Campbell's Falls. 11 

Litchfield, 18 

Great Barrington, 18 

HEIGHTS AROUND NORFOLK 

FEET ABOVE TIDE. 

Norfolk. 1,250 

Haystack Mountain. 1.670 

Dutton Hill. 1.632 

Bald Mountain. 1,770 

WeiSl Norfolk. 1.080 

Norfolk Summit. 1.335 

Norfolk Station- Norfolk Post office. 
A. E. McLean— " Hillhurst." One-quarter mile. Accommodates one hundred. 

Adults, $15 to $-25 per week : transients, $3 to $3.E0 per day. This house is situated on 
a hill overlooking the beautiful and popular summerresort of Norfolk, and is within 
ten minutes* walk of churches, p< st office, railroad station and green. The elevation 
of the house is t,300 feet above sea level. Beautiful and extensive views, pure moun- 
tain air, cool and bracing. House contains seventy-six rooms, handsomely furnished. 
with open fireplaces in many of them. Three parlors, assembly and smoking' room set 
apart for the use of guests. Dining-room seats 125 persons. Table first class in every 
respect. Piazza. 150 feet long and 10 feet wide : runs entire length of house. House 
is supplied with pure spring water from the mountains. Diagram of house will be sent 
on application. See cut of house. 

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Stevens— Summer Boarding. Oue-fourtli mile. Accommodates seventy-five. 
Rates. $10 to S20 per week for adults : transients. $2 to S3 per day. This is a popular 
house, remodeled and enlarged, with all modern conveniences, including acetylene 
gas, steam heat, open fires, private baths, well located in the village, and gives special 
attention to summer boarders. Table is first-class in every respect. Special rates for 
season. Free transportation from station. Fishing and boating in lakes near by. 
Church and post office convenient. No malaria or mosquitoes. Good livery accom- 
modations at reasonable prices. References furnished on application. E. C. Stevens, 
proprietor. 

John J. O'Brien, Stevens House livery, has fine turnouts of all kinds, for the use 
of summer guests. Telephone connection. Expert and obliging drivers furnished 
when desired. 

Graymont— Mr. & Mrs. G. H. Bush. Will open for summer guests on May 15th. 
A large remodeled farm house with every convenience, large and well ventilated 
rooms, commanding extensive views. Two bath rooms. Pure spring water running- 
through wood pipes. Fresh vegetables, milk, cream and butter from the farm. Boat- 
ing, fishing and hunting. Delightful walks and drives. House is situated on an ele- 
vation in full view of the village and surrounding country. Accommodates fifty 
people. Correspondence invited. 

Mrs. Eliza Blodg-ett— Accommodates twenty. Five minutes* walk from sta- 
tion, post office and church. Terms and particulars on application. 

Farm House, with ample barn room, two miles from station and post office: half 
mile from the '" Norfolk Downs'* Golf Grounds. Ten rooms ; beautiful location ; large 
lawn ; fine maple and evergreen shade. Will rent or sell. Amos R. Collar, Lock Box 
255, Norfolk, Conn. 

For Sale or Rent. 

" Glen- Ayr," Norfolk, Connecticut— Will sell, or will rent, furnished, for the 
summer, a modern residence. Eleven rooms and bath: steam heat : running spring 
water. Pleasant location, good lawn, shade, barn with ample room. For photo and 
descriptive liteiature, address P. O. Box 254. Henry C. Gidman. 

Egbert T. Butler — One and one-half miles. Adults, .$10 to $15. 

A. 1'. Curtis — New house. Five minutes' walk from station. 

C. K. Northway — South Norfolk. Four miles. Adults, $6. 

Ralph I. Crissey — Furnished house. Terms moderate. 

<*. W. Niver — Five miles. Adults, $7 to $10. 

Mrs. E. r. Phelps — One and one-quarter miles. Accommodates twenty. 

Hiram A. Smith — Colebrook. Five miles from Norfolk. $7 per week. 

Mrs. Mary A. Miller — Half a mile. Adults, $9 per week. 

George Bratengeier — One mile. Adults, Jp±.50 per day. 

Mrs. E. M. Rugg— South Sandisfield, Mass. $6 to $8 per week. 



NO^TH GOSHEN, Lntchiield County, Conn. 

Some five miles south of Norfolk, by carriage drive, is the 
township of Goshen. In this town is the Tipping Rock, the most 
wonderful geological specimen of its kind in the State. Here the 
summer boarder will find good boating and fishing. 



ERST CANAAN, Litchfield County, Conn. 

This little village is in the town of North Canaan, which com- 
prises the villages of Canaan and Canaan Valley, besides East 
Canaan. The population of the township is over 1,700. East 
uanaan is one long, beautiful street, the residences being built in 
almost unbroken continuity to within three miles of the summer 
resort of Norfolk. The Blackberry and Whiting rivers furnish ex- 
cellent trout fishing. The Barnum-Richardson iron furnaces are lo- 
cated at East Canaan. 

East Canaan. 
Lyman Couch— Farm house. Four miles. Accommodates fifteen. Adults. 87 
per week. Pure mountain air and a very pleasant summer resting place. Beautiful 
views. One mile from Campbell Falls and two miles from Berkshire Cave. Good fish- 
ing in streams near by. Table supplied with vegetables from our own garden. Free 
transportation from station. Good livery accommodation at reasonable price. City 
references. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ab3l Gr. Stevens -Maple wood Farm, Three miles. Accom- 
modates six Terms moderate : given on application. Free transportation from and 
to station. Grounds are elevated, commanding a beautiful view of the surrounding 
country. House new. Lawn well shaded. Good hunting and fishing in season. Cor- 
respondence invited. 

Mrs. L. F. Bronson — Farm house. One-fourth mile. Adults. $6. 

Frank II. Langdon — Two and a half miles. 

Mrs. Louise X. Owens — Ten minutes' walk. $7 to .$10 per week. 



CANAAN. liitch?ield County. Conn. 

The village of Canaan is beautifully situated in the "Gate of 
the Berkshires," being a most pleasant little village of over 900 in- 
habitants. The village is at the junction of the Housatonic and 
Blackberry river valleys, flanked by the Taconic range of the 
Berkshire hills and the rugged Canaan mountain of the Litchfield 
hills. 

Union depot, at the junction of the Central New England Rail- 
way and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, is cen- 
trally located and has a large and efficient corps of employees who 
look out for the wants of the traveler. There is an excellent free 
library and five churches. 

For drives the village is located admirably, New Marlboro, 
Great Barrington, Egremont, Stockbridge, Lee, Twin Lakes, Salis- 
bury, or Norfolk being easy jaunts. Pine Grove Camp Ground, a 
beautiful summer spot, is only two and a half miles to the south of 
Canaan depot. Many cottagers spend the entire season there, and 
in the latter part of every August the place is used for a big Metho- 

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dist camp meeting. There 'are many pleasurable bicycle runs from 
Canaan, probably the most enjoyable to the lover of scenery being 
across the toll bridge to Twin Lakes. 

Canaan Falls, to the south, are a miniature Niagara, always 
exciting admiration in the heart of the sightseer. The fall is 130 
feet from an oblique ledge 500 ieet wide. 

Canaan affords splendid opportunities for the fisherman, and 
lovers of the piscatorial art are well rewarded for their efforts. 

Canaan village has an elevation above sea level of 670 feet, cli- 
matic conditions of the best, malaria being almost unknown to the 
residents. Canaan mountain rises abruptly from the banks of the 
Blackberry to a height of 900 feet above the village. 
DRIVES FROM CANAAN. 

MILES. 

Dutcher's Bridge, east side Twin Lakes, return via Cooper Hill. Wetaug, 13 

Sage's Ravine. 9 

Around Twin Lakes, through Chapinville. 18 

Dutcher's Bridge, west side river to Canaan Falls, return east side, lo 
There are four roads to Falls Village — west. east, west via Canaan 

Mountain — affording six drives, 12-14 

Norfolk, 7 

East Canaan, Clayton, return, 10 

East Clayton. Whiting River Fill, Clayton, return, 12 

Campbell's Falls, 7% 

The Dome, via South Egremont, 20 
Campbell's Falls, via East Canaan. Whiting River Fill, return via Clayton. 15 

Sheffield, 6 

Salisbury, 9 

Lake Wanguin, via Norfolk. 11 

Lake Wangum. return via South Canaan, 20 

Pine Grove Camp Grounds, 2% 

Canaan Post Office and Station. 

Edwin W. "Warner— Warner House. Quarter of a mile from station. Accom- 
modates one hundred. Adults. $5 to $10 per week : children $3. House is beautifully 
situated in the village, with a lovely view of the Canaan mountains. Twin Lakes are 
near by, where there is good fishing. Game can also be had in the mountains. 

James L. Bragg 1 — The Maples. One-quarter of a mile from the station. Accom- 
modates twenty. Adults and children. So to $7. Broad piazza two sides of the house ; 
shady lawn : modern conveniences. Pure spring water. Fresh milk, eggs and vege- 
tables. Free transportation. House open all the year. 

Mrs. J. S. Adam -Farm house. Lies between Canaan and Twin Lakes, two 
and one-half miles to station. S6 to £9 per week. Will meet guests at station free of 
<-harge. Twin Lakes one mile distant. Fishing and boating. Magnificent scenery. 
Charming walks and drives. Photograph of place, w T ith further particulars furnished 
on application. 

S. T. Wolcott— Location outskirts of village, one-half mile from station; beau- 
tiful country drives and cycling to the lakes. Elegant table, and a pleasant country 
home. Rates given on application. 

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Samuel J. Briggs — One and one-half miles. $3. 

Mrs. C A. Osborne — Two miles. Adults, $1 per day. 

Miss Fann'e A .Blodgett — Two miles. Terms moderate. 

Thomas Banner — Five minutes* walk. $7 to .$8 per week. 

Mrs. A. Scott — One-half mile. Adults. $6 to $7 per week. 

Mrs. Mary Collins — Five minutes' walk. One dollar per day. 

Mrs Sarah J. Hamm — Five minutes' walk. Terms on application. 

Forrest May — Five minutes' walk. $8 to $12 per week. 

Canaan Station— North Egremont (Mass.) Post Office. 
S. K. "Williams— Elm Shade. Accommodates twelve to fifteen. Adults, $7 to 
$9 per week: no children too young to ppy $7. Extensive lawn, and the finest old 
elm in Berkshire county. Magnificent scenery and lovely drives. Horses to let at 
reasonable rates. Table supplied with the best the country affords, well cooked and 
well served. House has large, airy rooms, a broad piazza, open fireplaces : in fact, 
one of the pleasantest homes in Berkshire county. Come and spend a season with us 
and we are sure you will want to come again. The beautiful Green River, of Bryant 
fame, runs within a few rods of the door and abounds in speckled beauties. 

Mrs Eliza C Millard— Shadyhurst. Accommodates fifteen. Large, shady 
lawn. Pure water. Rooms large and pleasant. Excellent table, with abundance of 
fresh milk, cream, eggs, and vegetables. Horses to let at reasonable rates. Prospect 
Lake within short distance of house. Green River, a good trouting stream, passes 
through the farm. Roads tine for wheeling and driving. 

Seeley Doty — Rates. $8 to $10; children half-price. 

R. Henry Race — Accommodates twelve. Adults, $6 per week. 

Canaan Station-Ashley Falls, (Mass.) Post office. 
Mrs. George H. Blodgett- -Three miles from station. Free transportation. Beau- 
tifully situated among the Berkshire Hills. Fine roads for driving, elegant walks and 
the best for cycling. Good boating and fishing, genuine quiet country home, with 
plenty of shade and all its comforts, Abundance of fresh milk, butter and eggs. Pure 
water. Can accommodate twenty. References given. Apply for rates. 

Wanted— Boarders at a farm house ; large rooms, good country board. Two 
minutes' walk from post office, five minutes from station. The Maples. Mrs. Ralph 
Hurlburt, Ashley Falls, Berkshire Co.. Mass. Terms on application. 

Canaan Station— South Egremont, (Mass.) Post Office. 
Mrs. William Belcher — Accommodates five. Aaults, $5 per week. 
Mrs. Ransome Rogers — Farm house. $7 ; two in a room, $6. 
Mrs. Orin Haywood — Adults, $6 to $7 per week. 
Mrs. Jane J. Warren — Accommodates eight. Adults, $6 per week. 

Canaan Station— Hartsville, (Mass ) Post Office. 
Mrs. L. A. Sanderson — Ten miles. Adults, $8 to $9 per week. 
Mrs. J. E. Mcllvaine — Terms upon application. 
Arthur J. Crosby — Adults, $6 ; children, $5. 

Canaan Station- Sheffield, (Mass.) Post Office. 
Mrs. Eliza Smith — Adults, $7 to $9. 
Geo. R. Cook— Adults $8 per week. 

Canaan Station— Monterey. (Mass.) Post Office. 
Henry Woods — Nine miles from Great Harrington. $6 to $8 per week. 

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Canaan Station— Green River (N. Y. A Post Office. 
Joseph C. Dunn — Adults, $5 to $7. 

Oanaan Station— Otis (Mass.) Post Office. 
Miss Elizabeth S. Rockwell — Adults, $5 to $6 per week. 



?4EW jVIR^IiBO^O, Berkshire County, Mass. 

Secluded, quiet and healthy, the village of New Marlboro is sit- 
uated 1,500 feet above the sea in the famous Berkshire hills, the 
Switzerland of America. 

The whole North Parish, as it is sometimes called, is an elevat- 
ed plateau of about 1,000 acres, with higher hills around portions of 
the north and eastern parts, while to the south, southwest, and 
northwest are miles of hill and valley, woodland and meadow, with 
mountains rising one above another in the distance, all forming one 
of the grandest panoramas that even southern Berkshire can boast. 
Excellent trout fishing. 

The Inn accommodates 100 guests. Open June 1st to October 
1st. Address, J. H. Walsh, proprietor, New Marlboro, Berkshire 
County, Mass. 




TWIN Mr^ES, 
Liitchfield County, Conn. 

IVE miles west of Canaan, in the 
township of Salisbury, is one of the 
most attractive spots in all New 
jBr ^^^Bp*^i England, Washining and Washinee, 

% -£!&"' 7 £'$lli tlie twin lakes of the woods." 

Tbese lakes are most accessible, 
since the Central New England Railway runs along their shores, for 
a long distance. For the accommodation of picnic parties and 
tourists, a flag station has been erected. 

All through the summer tiny dwellings of canvas may be seen 
in the pine trees beside the splashing waters. Gay boating parties 
and jolly anglers alike grow sun-browned on these silvery lakes. 

The fame of Twin Lakes has spread far and wide, and so nearly 
every day during the hot summer months picnic parties, not only 
from adjoining towns, but as far as from Hartford and Poughkeep- 
sie, pass several hours in this sylvan spot. 

Beautiful drives girdle these lakes which are used constantly 
by driving parties and wheelmen. 

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Twin Lakes Station— Chapinville Post Office. 
Mrs. W. R. Wheeler — Three-quarters of a mile. $7 to $10 per week. 
Thomas O'Hara — Two miles. Terms, $9; transients, $1.50 per day. 



CHAPINVIhbE, Liitchiield County, Conn. 

But a short distance west of Twin Lakes is the pleasant little 
village of Chapinville. Healthfulness is one of the features of this 
town. Good fishing and boating are at hand in the neighboring 
lakes. Board may be obtained in several private families. 

Chapinville Station— Chapinville Post office. 
Isaac N. Wright — :\ear station. Adults, $7 to $9. 



SALISBURY, Litchfield County. Conn. 

Three miles west of Chapinville and in the center of the town- 
ship of Salisbury, we find Salisbury village, a typical New England 
town, with a broad street, lined with shade trees running its entire 
length. In this historic old town there is a wealth of natural 
beauty, while the fact that the village is situated in the heart of the 
iron district, where there has been mined for one hundred and fifty 
years the hematite ore, which produces the toughest iron in the 
country, adds much to the interest of the place. 

Here the sojourner can find many social advantages. The 
town is most fortunate in possessing the beautiful Scoville Library, 
one of the finest buildings of its kind in the State. In the library, 
over the fireplace, is laid a stone taken from the Salisbury Cathedral, 
England, while from the granite tower a four dial clock tells the 
time of day. A large room in this building has been set apart for 
plays and informal dances, which are a feature of summer life in 
this town. 

A short walk will bring the sojourner to the base of Bear moun- 
tain, the highest point of land in Connecticut. A climb up the steep 
side of this famous height is only the price of a good appetite, which 
may be satisfied by the generous lunch which the thoughtful land- 
lady has provided. ■ The view from this mountain is unexcelled in 
New England. 

DRIVES FROM SALISBURY. 

MILES. 

Around Twin Lakes, 11 

Between Twin Lakes, return via Chapinville, 7 

Between Twin Lakes, return via East road, 11 

Between Twin Lakes, return via under mountain road, 8 



DRIVES FROM SALISBURY-Coiitinued. 

MILES. 

Around Twin Lakes, via under mountain road, 13 

Sage's Ravine, 4% 
Sage's Ravine, return via between Twin Lakes, 10 % 

Canaan road to Frink's Hill, Knapp road Canaan Falls return, 13 

Canaan Falls, Lime Rock, return, 12 

Around Lake Wononseoponiuc, 7 

Around Lake Wononseopomuc, return via Rose Hill, 13 

Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via Selleck Hill, 10 

Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via Selleck Hill, Lincoln City, 11 

Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via West road, Lakeville, 13 

Over Selleck Hill, return via Lincoln City, 4 
Sharon Village, via Lakeville, east side Lake Wononseopomuc, Town 

Hill, return via Mudge Lake, Lakeville, 17 

Prospect Mountain, 2 
Sharon Village, same way out, return via Indian Lake, Old Ore Hill, 

Lakeville, 20 
Bear Mountain, via Rossiter Hohow, Mount Riga, 1 mile beyond, path of 

half mile. 5 

Bear Rock, 6 

Bear Rock, return via Mount Riga, 16 

Winchell Hill (3 miles west of Millerton) return via Bird Hill. IS 

Sheffield. 10 
These drives are all made from Lakeville ; for distance, add or subtract 
iy 2 or 3 miles where necessary. 

HEIGHTS ABOUT SALISBURY. 

FEET ABOVE TIDE. 

North Pond (Mt. Riga). 1,732 

Round Pond (Mt. Riga). 1,722 

Water Shed, west of Round Pond, 1,760 

Barack Matiff. 1,287 

Prospect Mountain. 1,475 

Indian Mountain. 1.42S 

Monument Mountain. 2,300 

Lion's Head, 1,787 

Bald Peak. 2,000 

Bear Mountain, 2,350 

Salisbury Station -Salisbury Post office 
Mrs. J. G. Landon— Lawn Cottage. One-third mile. Accommodates thirty. 
Terms, S8 to $10 per week: special rates for families. Beautifully situated Large, 
airy rooms. Pleasant walks and drives : finest in the State. Excellent fishing and 
boating in lakes near by. Write for further particulars. 

Maple Shade Hotel— Salisbury. Accommodates forty-five. Adults. £10 to 812 ; 
children. $5 to ST per week. Is situated on the east side of Main street, surrounded by 
large maple trees, has one of the best and finest locations in the State, and is known 
to be one of the most healthful regions in the United States. All the rooms are light, 
airy, and well ventilated, comfortably furnished with all modern improvements. 
There are many beautiful walks and drives around the place. Mrs. M. Russell, Salis- 
bury, Conn. 

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Salisbury Station -Salisbury Post Office— Continued. 
Mrs. J. I. Odenbreit — Sunnyside Farm. $6 to $7 for adults. 
Mrs. Maria L. Warner — Adults, $8 per week. 
Mrs. E. C. Bell — One-tbird mile. Adults, $G to $7. 

Salisbury Station— Alandar (Mass.) Post Office, Berkshire County 
Herbert W. Weaver — Nine miles. Adults. $8 to $10. 
Mrs. L. Melius — Kates. ->7 to $10 per week. 



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TOWN in Connecticut surpasses Salisbury in the varied 
picturesqueness of its scenery. Lying, as it does, in 
the extreme northwestern corner of the State, a region 
of thickly-wooded hills and mountains, abounding in gem- 
like lakes — not awesome, but clear and deep in the richest settings 

it is no wonder that far-traveled strangers have sat down here 

contented. 

Lakeville — previous to 1845 called Furnace Village — the largest 
of the five villages in the township of Salisbury, lies on and adja- 
cent to the northern shore of Lake Wononscopomuc. 

Wononscopomuc, signifying, in the Indian tongue, "The Smile 
of God," is perhaps the chief natural attraction of Lakeville. Its 
area of 352 acres lies at the base of the foothills of the Taconic 
mountains; from its southern shore rises Town Hill, the spot which 
the settlers of 1740 purposed to make the site of their town, and now 
occupied by the buildings of the Hotchkiss School, a college prepar- 
atory school for boys, founded in 1891, through the beneficence of 
Mrs. Maria H. Hotchkiss. 

Lakeville's population is a thousand; but it has excellent 
churches, libraries and physicians, a substantial and commodious 
house of amusement, telephone and telegraph lines, stores, banking 
concerns, public water supply, liveries, and so on, such as larger 
towns possess. 

The Harlem Division of the New York Central Railroad con- 
nects with the Central New England Railway at Millerton, and the 
Berkshire Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford 
Railroad with it at Canaan, thus making connections on both hands. 

Though Lakeville makes her chief claim to attention on the 
score of her unsurpassed scenery, there are besides this many asso- 
ciations of historic interest. The first blast furnace for smelting 
iron ore erected in Connecticut stood near the center of the present 
village, on the spot that has been occupied continuously by some 



kind of manufacturing interest for a hundred and fifty years. In 
1762 one of the proprietors of this furnace was Ethan Allen, after- 
wards famous in Vermont. Here, during the Revolution, cannon 
and shot were cast for the use of the American army. 

On Town Hill stands a ruined stone house, called the Montgom- 
ery House, once honored, so tradition says, by the presence of the 
general of that name who fell before Quebec. 

Salisbury, in the comparatively short course of her history, a 
hundred and seventy-five years or so, has furnished more than her 
share of distinguished men to this and other States, among them at 
least four governors of States, two lieutenant-governors, and many 
clergymen, lawyers and soldiers of distinction. 

The natural attractions are innumerable. Here are a few of 
them: Iron mines, operated since 1732; the almost deserted village 
of Mt. Riga, elevated nearly 2,000 feet above sea level; miles and 
miles of beautiful drives; the falls of the Housatonic at Falls 
Village, sixty feet high ,and Sage's Ravine falls, first mentioned by 
colonial surveyors in 1717. 

Hills and mountains rise on all sides, from beautiful grassy and 
wooded slopes of an elevation of 900 to 1,600 feet to Bear mountain, 
2.350 feet high, the highest point of land in Connecticut. The 
township contains 1,720 acres of water in its various ponds and 
lakes, and its tree and plant growths are most luxuriant, making, in 
the whole, a theme fit for the finest descriptive pen of the time. 

Lakeville Station- Lakeville Post office. 

Eugene L. Peabody— Wononsco House. Within five minutes" walk. Accom- 
modates one hundred Adults. $8 and upwards. The Wononsco House is a neatly fur- 
nished, comfortable and homelike hotel. It is open the year round, but its specialty 
is catering to the comfort of its summer guests, who tax it to its fullest capacity. It 
is situated on a modest elevation just above the village, opposite depot, post office, 
bank and telegraph office. Long distance telephone in hotel office. Beautiful moun- 
tain and lake scenery, intersected by excellent roads for driving. Good livery accom- 
modation Pool tables, tennis ami croquet. Excellent boating, bathing, fishing and 
hunting; in fact, everything for a pleasant, comfortable summer home. See cut of 
house. 

Thomas Martin -Within eight minutes' walk from the station. House situated 
on high ground overlooking the village : spacious grounds ; plenty of shade ; sanitary 
plumbing and all conveniences. Will rent for the season. This is a house of eight 
rooms built in 1896. and just adapted for summer residence of city people desiring 
rest and comfort. Address Thomas Martin for full particulars. Lakeville, Conn. 

Win. B. Perry— Private boarding house. Three minutes" walk. Accommodates 
twelve. Prices upon application. Excellent fishing in numerous lakes and streams. 
Boating, bathing and sailing. Every attraction for a pleasant summer home. Con- 
venient to churches. Good livery accommodations. 

John S. Perkins— Private residence. One-half mile. Accommodates fifteen. 

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Rates upon application. Table liberally supplied with farm products. For further 
particulars, see description of Lakeville. House supplied with running- water, bath, 
etc 




E. E. Raynsford Cottage. 



E. E. Raynsford— New house. Four minutes' walk from depot. Accommo- 
dates twelve. Broad piazzas ; maple trees shade lawn. Pure water. Baths, hot and 
• •old water. Rates on application. 



Darwin D. Warner — One mile. Adults, $S to $10. 



Lakeville Station— Sharon Valley Post Office. 

George E. Bierce— Lakeside Farm, Four and one-half miles. Accommodates 
twenty-five. Adults, $7 to $10 ; children half price under 12. This house is pleasant- 
ly located within a short distance of the famous summer resort Sharon. It stands on 
a moderate elevation midway between the lake and mountain, and within three 
minutes' walk of either. The house has fourteen nice sleeping rooms ; each room has 
two large windows and a good clothes press, two parlors, and bath room ; a wide 
piazza extends on three sides, also a fine balcony off second floor. The lawn is large 
and shady, good tennis court, croquet ground, swings and hammocks ; bathing house 
and diving raft ; boating, hunting and fishing. An ideal place for a quiet, pleasant 
summer. 

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MlkkElRTON. Duchess Coupty, fl. Y. 

Millerton is one of the prettiest, the liveliest, the healthiest and 
best-kept villages on the line. Here the historic old Litchfield 
county (Connecticut) meets the famous old Dutchess county (New 
York). Eastward are the rugged mountains of New England, 
northward and southward are the varied scenes of the old Oblong, 
and away in the west are verdant hills and slopes, rich farms and 
fine views extending even to the Catskills. Within an easy drive of 
this place is the view described by a noted traveler as "one of the 
seven finest views in the world." 

Millerton Station— Millerton Post Office. 

Mrs. Charles J. Smith— Maple Villa. Three minutes' walk from station. Ac- 
commodates fifteen. Adults. $7 to $9 per week . children on application. House, 
which has modern conveniences, is pleasantly located on an elevation in quiet part of 
the village with large piazza and lawn, which are well shaded. The scenery is beau- 
tiful, and the roads good for driving and cycling. Within five minutes* walk from the 
different churches. 

Mrs. Harriet D. Paine — $7 and $8 per week. 

Mrs. Carrie Coons — One-eighth mile. Adults, $6 to $9. 

Orrin Wakeman — Near station. Adults, i}>6 to $7. 

John T. Velie — Oak Summit, N Y., via Millerton. Adults, $G. 

Millerton Station— Sharon Post Office, 
Mrs. Edward St John. SB to $10 for adults. 



MOUNT r^IGfl, Dutcbcss Countg, fl. Y. 

The village lies in a valley three-fourths of a mile wide, bounded 
on the east by the mountain from which it derives its name, and on 
the west by a range of high hills running north about four miles. 
The principal or most prominent hill, called "Cave Hill," is directly 
opposite the village, and is covered by a handsome forest growth. 
On a steep side of this hill is an extensive cave, which, to a depth of 
four hundred feet, contains apartments fifty feet high. It has never 
been fully explored farther than four hundred feet from its mouth, 
owing to the narrowness of the passage at that point. 

Mount Riga Station— Mount Riga Post office. 

R. P. Smith — One and one-quarter miles. Adults, $6 to $8. 
Charles Douglass — One and one-half miles. Adults, $6 per week. 

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BOSTON CORNERS, Columbia County, N- V. 

There is good fishing hereabouts, trout and pickerel being plen- 
tiful. The mountain scenery is extremely fine, and the roads in the 
vicinity are excellent. 

Boston Corners Station-Boston Comers Post Office. 

George B. Sweet— Hillsdale, N. Y. Adults $6 to $10. 



COPRi\E, Columbia County, N.Y.— MT. WASHlNGTON,Mass. 

Copake forms the gateway to Mount Washington, and the two 
may be properly considered together. Here the landscape presents 
bolder outlines, and we realize that we are approaching the high- 
lands. In the vicinity of Copake there is excellent trout fishing, 
also pleasant drives and delightful scenery in every direction. 

Mount Washington is a township in the southwestern corner of 
Berkshire county, Mass. It comprises a lofty plateau, several miles 
in extent, with an elevation of two thousand feet, and is surrounded 
with mountain peaks which tower several hundred feet higher, the 
highest being Mount Everett, which rises to an altitude of twenty- 
seven hundred feet. This town among the clouds is one of the 
richest spots in picturesque scenery in eastern America, and the 
whole impressive landscape when bathed in sunshine looks as if — 

"Touched by a light that hath no name, 

A glory never sung ; 
Aloft on sky and mountain wall 

Are God's great pictures hung." 

It is reached by a seven-miles' drive from Copake, over a level 
road as far as Copake Iron Works; thence by a sharp ascent on ex- 
cellent road along the north bank of the famed Bash-Bish, which 
comes down through a cleft in the mountains for two miles. This 
portion of the drive, all the way skirting the rushing waters of the 
stream and passing the famous Bash-Bish falls, is indescribably 
grand and beautiful. Emerging from the gorge we enter the broad, 
uplifted valley which constitutes the town of Mount Washington. 

Copake Station- Copake Post Office. 

Frank Lay— Robinson Lake House. One mile. Accommodates fifteen. Terms 
on application. Free transportation to and from station ; also has teams for hire at 
reasonable rates. Beautiful scenery and good roads for cycling or driving. Large 
lake, also trout stream on the premises, affording excellent fishing. Partridge and 
quail shooting. 

Cyrus Link-West Copake, N. Y. Two miles. Accommodates fifteen. Adults, 
$5 ; children, $3 per week. Will meet guests at station with carriage, if notified. 
House is pleasantly situated on a hill overlooking a lake ; large piazza and a well 

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shaded lawn. Beautiful scenery. Excellent pickerel and tro.it fishing quite near to 
house. We furnish boats for fishing. Bath house on premises. Piano in house. Large, 
airy rooms, etc. 

Willara Holsapple — One-half mile. $5 to $8 per week. 
Benjamin Johnson — Two miles. Adults, $7 per week. 
Andros Melius — One mile. Adults, $5 per week. 
H. F. Keith— Mount Washington, Mass. Adults, $7 to $10. 



ANCF?A]VI. Columbia County, M. *I. 

This quiet village in Columbia county is emphatically a place of 
rest — a good place for tired people to go for a reposeful vacation. 
The driving roads in the vicinity are excellent, there is exceptional- 
ly fine fishing, a number of small lakes within a short distance teem- 
ing with bass. The gunning is also very good, there being quail, 
woodcock and partridge in abundance. 

Ancram Station— Ancram Post office. 

Mrs. Jacob Louck— Maple Grove farm house. Post office address, Ancram. 
Columbia Co.. X. Y. Three-quarters of a mile from station. Accommodates fifteen 
to eighteen. Terms. $7 to $10 : children half price. Plenty of shade, large piazza, 
spacious lawn. Fishing and hunting. Daily mail, good livery, plenty of fresh fruit, 
vegetables, etc.. from farm. Discount for season and families. Transportation free 
from station. 

D. Kisselback — Hotel. One-fourth mile. Adults, $7. 

Mrs. George Woodward — One-fourth mile. $3.50 to $6. 

Martin Bryant — Farm house. One mile. 

W. J. Knickerbocker — Farm house. One mile. 

L. H. Van Valkenburg — Three-fourths of a mile. Apply for terms. 

H. A. Van Valkenburg — Farm house. One mile. 

Jason Niver — Farm house. Two miles. 

Henry W. Downing — Farm house. Two miles. Rate, $6. 

James Meckle — Farm house. One and one-quarter miles. 

Palan Pulver — Farm house. Three miles. 

Edward E. 1 ripp — Hotel. One-eighth mile. Adults, $6. 

Peter W. Finger — Two miles. Adults, $5. 

Charles J. Piester — One and one-half miles. Adults, $6. 

Gallatin ville Station— Columbia County N. Y. 
F. P. Snyder — One-half mile. $4 to $6. 



SIIiVEHNAILtS, Columbia County, N. <I. 

At this station the Rhinecliff Branch connects with the main 
line. The air is bracing; perfect drainage, beautiful scenery; ex- 
cellent fishing and gunning for small game. 

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Silvernails Station -Silvernails Post office. 
Mrs. Mary Wheeler — One-eighth mile. Adults, $5 per week. 
Jacob li. Duntz, Jr. — Five minutes' walk. $5 to $6. 
J. A. Hicks — Farm house. One mile. Adults. $•">. 
James Fritts — One-half mile. Adults, $6. 
I). G. Hedges — One-half mile. Adults, $5 and $6. 
Peter Lasher — Farm house. Two miles. $5. 



MOUNT ROSS. Dutchess County, N- Y. 

Twenty miles back from the Hudson, and two miles from Sil- 
vernails Junction with the main line, in a farming locality. 

Mount Boss— Dutchess County, X. Y. 
George W. Wolcott — At station. Adults. $6.50. 
Mrs. Charles L. Carroll — One-quarter mile. Adults. $6. 
Grant Strever — One-half mile. Adults. $6. 
Thomas D. Piester— One mile. Adults. NT. 
J. E. Van Tassel— 500 feet from station. Adults. $5. 
Peter H. Piester — One mile. $4.50 to $8. 



dACKSON CORNERS, Dutchess County. N. *I. 

This quiet little hamlet is located on the Rhinecliff Branch, 
eighteen miles from the Hudson river, and surrounded by a prosper- 
ous farming locality. 

Jackson Corners Station and Post Office. 
Mrs. Daniel Dykman- One-half mile. Accommodates twelve. Eates. adults, 
$4 ; children. $2.50 per week. House commands a most beautiful view, and has shady 
lawn. Free from mosquitoes and malaria. Good hunting. Fishing and bathing in 
stream near by. Five minutes's walk from post office, and but a few steps from 
church. 

Henry C Near— Jackson Comers post office. Farm house. One and one-half 
miles. Free transportation from and to station Accommodates fifteen Adults, $4 to 
So; no children taken under 12. Large, airy rooms: house nicely situated, with 
pleasant view Tables supplied with milk, fresh vegetables, etc. Trout stream run- 
ning through the farm, and good fishing in lakes nearby. Plenty of good hunting 
grounds. 

Harvay P. Near — rackson Corners post office. One and one-half miles. Ac- 
commodates fifteen. Adults, two or more occupying one room. $4 : single person oc- 
cupying one room. *5 per week : children, according to age. House is pleasantly 
situated on high, healthy grounds : has large, airy rooms, and cool, shady lawn. A 
splendid trout stream near by. Good hunting. Excellent table. 

Peter J. Near — One and one-half miles. Adults, $4. 

F. J. Miller — One mile. Terms upon application. 

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EblZAVlbLiE, Columbia County, N- V. 

Beautifully situated in a rich farming locality; good water; 
game in abundance. 

Elizaville Station— Elizaville Post Office. 

Z. P. Smith — Cue-half mile. Adults, $5 to $6. 

S. Stall— Ellerslie House. One-fourth of a mile. $5 to $6. 

E. F. Stickles — One mile. Adults, $6, 



COKE^TOWN, Columbia County. N Y. 

Noted for its picturesque scenery and beautiful lakes and drives. 
A perfectly healthful, ideal spot to pass the heated season. 

Cokertown Station— Cokertown Post Office. 
Milton T. Best — Two minutes" walk. Rates. $5 to $7. 
Samuel W. Plainer — Fifty yards. Adults $6. 



£ED HOOK, Dutchess County. N- V. 

A land of plenty, this, where health and good living reign, three 
miles from the Hudson river. The air is light, clear, and invigo- 
rating, and local enthusiasts are wont to declare that their village 
possesses "the best drinking water in the State." There is beauti- 
ful scenery in every direction, the mountain views being especially 
fine. 

Ked Hook Station— Red Hook Post Office. 
A. J. Gedney — Algonquin. One-quarter mile. Adults, $6 to $8. 
Jonn A. Fraleigh — One and one-half miles. Adults, $7. 
Miss A. M. Teal — One mile. $% per week. 

Miss Sara M. Bolenbaker — One-quarter of a mile. Adults, $5. 
Lorenzo Tenbroeck — One and one-half miles. Adults, $5 to $7. 
L. W. Schultz — Rock City r. 0. Five miles. Adults, $5. 
Mrs. Jane Plainer — Two and one-half miles. $6 per week. 
DeWitt Doyle — Milan post office. Six miles. Adults, $5. 
Levi Rowe — Four miles. Adults, $5, 

Henry D. Pink — Rock City p. o. Four miles. Adults, $5. 
Irving J. Stoutenburg — Rock City p. o. Four miles. Adults, $5. 
Theodore F. Cookingham — One mile. Adults $7. 
James Leary — one and one-half miles. Adults, $5. 
Lawrence Cotter — Rock City p. o. Four miles. Adults, $5. 
Miss Mary Tompkins — Two miles. Adults, $5. 
Mrs. Martha Gibson — Half-mile. Adults, $5 and $6. 

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RHINECIilFF, Datchess Coupty, N. *I. 

Starting at the river Hudson, let us pass over the Rhinecliff 
Branch, which extends a distance of twenty-two miles from Rhine- 
cliff to a connection with the main line at Silvernails. 

Rhinecliff is on the east bank of the Hudson, sixteen miles north 
of the Great Bridge, and opposite the consolidated city of Kingston 
and Rondout. By means of a steam ferry to the latter point con- 
nection is effected with the Ulster & Delaware Railroad to and from 
all Catskill mountain points. At Rhinecliff, also, connection is 
made in a union station with the New York Central & Hudson River 
Railroad. 

Rhinecliff Station— Rhinebeck Post Office. 
Frank "W. Velie— One-quarter mile. Accommodates twenty. Adults. 85 to $7; 
children under ten. half price. House pleasantly situated one-quarter of a mile north 
of Rhinebeck village, on New York and Albany post road. Commodious house. Ar- 
tificial lake near house. Shady lawn, fine boating, fishing- and hunting. Horses 
boarded by day or week, and carriage drives at reasonable prices. 

Virtus H. Cornelius — One and one-half miles. Adults, $5 and ?6. 

Norman C. Ackert — Five miles. Rates, $5 to $7. 

John D. Ennist — Shokan, N. Y. Terms upon application. 

Mrs. Michael O'Neill — Rhinecliff p. o. 15 minutes' walk. $6 and $7. 

Rhinebeck Station— Milan Post Office. 
Lucius Decker — Six miles. Terms on application. 

Rhineback Station— Wurtemburg Post Office. 
Charles H. Jones — Farm house. Adults, $5. 
Barnet H. Owen — Eighmyville post office. Six miles. Adults, $5. 

Rhinebeck Station— Rhinebeck Post Office 
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Velie — One mile. Adults, $4 to $7. 
Virgil A. Welch — Two and one-half miles. Adults. $6 per week. 
Walter L. Ten Broeck — Quarter mile Wey's Crossing. $6 and $7. 
Mrs. L. Decker — One-quarter mile. Adults, $8 to $10. 
Gurnsey Crandall — Three miles. Adults. $5. 
Willet W. Sherrow — Milan P. o. Eight miles. Adults, $5. 

Rhinebeck Upper Station— Rhinebeck Post Office. 
John M. Welch — One-half mile from Wey's Crossing. Adults, $6. 
J. C. Lawrence — P. O. Box 241. Four miles. Adults, $5. 
Smillie & Co. — Rhinebeck. One-third mile. Terms on application. 



THE SAU GERTIES NEW YORK STEAMBOAT CO. 

Large and commodious steamboats of this line, carrying both 
passengers and freight, operate between New York (Christopher 
street dock) and Rhinecliff in connection with this road. Trains 
are so scheduled that good connections are made in both directions. 
Steamers leave New York in the early evening, connecting with 
steamboat train leaving Rhinecliff dock early for Red Hood. Coker- 

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Stissing Lake. Pine Plains-C. N. E. Ry. 




[xx. New Marlboro, Mass.— J. H. Walsh. Manager. 



town, Jackson Corners, Blizaville, Mount Ross, Silvernails, and all 
points east. Down boat leaves Rhinecliff about 8 p. m., arriving in 
New York shortly after midnight. Staterooms and excellent ac- 
commodations, together with the low rate of fare, make this a very- 
popular route for summer guests. 



PINE PIiAIflS, Dutchess County, N- V. 

This delightful village is located 500 feet above tide water, at 
the northern end of the Stissing valley, in the afternoon shadow of 
Stissing mountain, whose rounded peak towers a thousand feet 
above the plain. Along the eastern base of the mountain extends a 
chain of lakelets, two miles long, furnishing excellent fishing and 
boating, as well as many fine picnic resorts and rambles. These 
connected bodies of water are the head of Wappinger's creek, which 
winds in and out among the hills to join the Hudson. On the east- 
ern and northern borders of the village a stream, called the Shaca- 
meco, flows through a beautiful valley, green walled by lofty hills. 
The views from Pine Plains, and the elevated spots in its vicinity, 
are exceedingly grand. 

The site of Pine Plains is glacial drift or deposit of gravel, se- 
curing natural drainage and ensuring perfect healthfulness. 
Pine Plains Station— Pine Plains Post Office. 







The New Pine Lawn— E H. Richards, proprietor. One-eighth mile. Accom- 
modates thirty. Adults. 16 and S7 per week, according to location of rooms ; children 
under ten years, half price. House is pleasantly located and has large, airy rooms. 

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Nice shady lawns, tennis and croquet grounds. Table liberally supplied with fresh 
vegetables, eggs and milk. Excellent boating, fishing and hunting. Stissing and other 
lakes half mile from house. Good roads for driving and cycling ; near churches, post 
office and stores. Special terms for months of June and September, also for parties 
of four or more anytime, who would use one room, as we have some very large rooms 
Free transportation to and from station. New York and Brooklyn references. Post 
office box 27, Pine Plains, N. Y. 




Pine Plains Hotel— D. C. Ketterer, Proprietor, Pine Plains. N. Y. One-fourth- 
mile distant. Guests transported to and from station by static without charge. Ac- 
commodates ten to fifteen summer guests. Terms, adults, $7 to $10, according to 
rooms and length of stay ; children under twelve, half price, A comfortable, health- 
ful place to spend the warm summer season. A well appointed house, table liberally 
supplied and scrupulously managed. Village finely located in midst of broad k * Pine 
Plains." surrounded by high elevations, including on the west the well known Stissing 
range of mountains, and the chain of fine lakes at their base. All around are located 
excellent lakes and streams for fishing and boating. Convenient to the village. Fine 
roads for cycling and pleasure driving extend in all directions. Livery attached to 
hotel. The best of railroad and mail facilities. 

Mrs. O. H. Turpin— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates sixteen. Adults, 
$5 to §7 per w T eek ; children at a reduction. Free carriage from and to station. Large. 
airy, and nicely furnished rooms. Piano. 240 feet of piazza. Pleasant lawn, with an 
abundance of shade. Table liberally supplied with fresh farm produce. Excellent 
fishing in two large lakes within one and one-half miles from house, also good trout 
stream on premises. Refers to Mrs. E. C. Baker, 57 Willow street. Brooklyn, N. V., 
and E. W. Derby. M. D., 344 East 58th street, New York city. 

Mrs. M. E. Strever— Cedar Grove Farm, two miles from village ; large rooms^ 
high ceilings, verandas, shady lawn, pleasant drives ; eggs, milk and poultry. Fishing 
and hunting nearby. Accommodates twenty. Terms, $5. City references. Post office 
Box 155. 

Frank Barton — Stissing House. One-fourth mile. $6 per week and up. 
Mrs. Theron II. Shultz — Three miles. $5 to $6. 

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Pine Plains Station— Pine Plains Post Office— Continued. 
Mrs. John D. Hedges — Three miles. $6 to $8. 
Peter W. Cooper — Two miles. Adults, $5. 
Perry Green — Two miles. $6 per week. 
lurs. Philip Clunn — One-half mile. Adults. •>.">. 
Albert Bowman — One-half mile. Aciults, $6. 
Mrs. Daniel Kelley — One-fourth mile. Adults, $6. 

A. L. Thomas — Ten minutes from station. $5 per week. 
Mrs. Adam Pulver — Two miles. Adults, $6. 

Miss Edith M. Pulver — Three miles. Adults. .$5.50. 

George C. Rolfe — One-half mile. Adults. $10. 

Charles J. Proper — Three-fourths of a mile of three stations. $G to $10. 

P. S. Wolven — Three-fourths of a mile. $6 to $8. 

Mary H. Myers — One and one-half miles. Terms upon application. 

Mrs. W. H. Juckett — Attlebury P. o., one-fourth mile. Adults $G to $8. 

Charles B. Simmons — Lafayetteville p. o. Adults. S7>. 

Stissing: Station— Stissing Post Office. 
Henry P. Barton — One mile. Adults, $5. 

Irving Stoutenburgh — Lafayetteville p. o. Four miles. Adults, $5. 
AVilliam Sweet — Lafayetteville p. o. Four miles. Adults, $4.50. 

B. T. Palmer — Attlebury p. o. Two miles. Adults, $G to $8. 



MclHTYRE. Dutchess County, N. *I. 

The quiet, pastoral character of the country hereabouts, with 
its wholesome air and generally healthful influences, and its abound- 
ing picturesqueness, render it very desirable for place of summer 
rest. 

Mclntyre Station— Mclntyre Post Office. 

Mrs. Elbert Hicks — One mile. Adults. $4 and $5. 

Mrs. David Hicks — Bangall p. o. One-fourth of a mile. $5 per week. 



STAflFOHDVlIibE, Dutchess County, N. *L 

Is the center of a region remarkable for the great variety of inter- 
esting and entertaining features it presents to the eye and mind 
of the visitor. The village itself is charming, with a most 
picturesque environment. To the north, Stissing Mountain looms 
into view; to the south, Upton Lake is within easy driving distance; 
to the east, three miles away, is another beautiful sheet of water, 
Hunn's Lake; to the west, a succession of hills roll away toward the 
Hudson river. Wappinger's creek is here a broad, swift stream, 
furnishing power for the mills, and excellent sport for the angler. 
There are Christian, Methodist, Baptist and Roman Catholic 
churches, and Friends meeting. 

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Stanfordville Station— Stanfordville Post Office. 




Adrian B. Knapp — Two miles. Farmhouse. Accommodates twelve to fifteen. 

Adults, $5 : children. $« 50. Large, shady lawn, spacious piazza, beautiful drives and 
ideal bicycle roads. Wappinger's Creek runs through farm, and Upton Lake Park is 
four miles distant. Pleasant rooms. Excellent table. Transportation free to and 
from station. 




Rockview. 
Albert Knapp— A beautiful, homelike place, with large, airy rooms: shady 
lawn, with park, crocpiet and tennis grounds. Fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy pro- 

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ducts ; fine roads for driving or cycling- : accommodations for bicycles. One mile from 
Stanfordville station ; transportation to and from trains free. Wappingers Creek 
flows through the farm. Beautiful scenery, high elevation, healthy location, and all 
the attractions of a summer home. Daily mails. Accommodates twenty-five. Terms- 
from $5 to $8. References. Mrs. M. Meeker, -ISO State St.. Brooklyn ; Mrs E. Conoveiv 
327 Sackett St., Brooklyn. N. Y, 

Reuben A. Husted— New farm house. Five minutes' walk. Accommodates- 
twenty-five. Adults, $5 ; children at reduction ; transients at $1 a day. Large and 
shady lawn. Small pond on place furnished with boats free to guests. Abundance of 
milk, eggs and vegetables. Convenient to station, telegraph and post office. Daily 
mails from New York. Refers to Mrs. Wm Allen. 784 A, Hancock street, Brooklyn , 
and Thomas Coombs, 132 Front St . N Y. 

Jos. Germond — One-quarter mile. $5 to $7 per week. 

George Vail — Two miles. Adults, si;. 

John L. Hicks — Two miles. Adults, $."». 

Henry H. Carpenter — One-eighth mile. $5 to $7. 

V. I. Husted — Three miles. Adults, $5. 

Seth K. Winans — Three-fourths mile. Adults, $5. 

Willett Hicks — One-half mile. Adults, $5. 

R. Tallmadge — Hull's Mills p. o. Three and one-half miles. $6. 

William M. Decker — Three and one-half miles. Terms on application. 

Wm. M. Wright — Bull's Head p. o. 2% miles. $5 to $6. 

Stanfordville Station— Bangall Post Office. 
Mrs. Dr. E. Losee — One mile. $6. 
George Hyde — One mile. Adults, $4. 

Mrs. John McLaughlin — One-half mile. Rates on application. 
Egbert Hyatt — One and three-quarters miles. Adults, $5. 
George C. Payne — One mile. Terms upon application. 
Eugene Haight — One and one-half miles. Adults, $4.50. 
James D. Swift — One-half mile. Adults, $5. 



HIBESNIA, Dutchess County. N. *I. 

A charming little hamlet, girt round about with swelling hills 
and rich in facilities for outdoor enjoyment. Numerous small 
streams in the vicinity afford good fishing, while better sport may 
be had at Lake Tyrell, a favorite tourists' resort, three and a half 
miles south of the station. 

Four miles from Hibernia is the handsome little town of Mill- 
brook, situated at a high altitude, in the midst of a charming country 
noted for superb mountain scenery, exceptionally fine roads, beauti- 
ful walks and drives. 

Hibernia Station— Hibernia Post Office. 
Mrs. H. A. Lansing-— Farm house. On* and one-half miles from Hibernia 
station. Accommodates fifteen. 85 to $6 per week : reduction for children : tran- 
sients, $1 per day. Discount for season guests. Free transportation from station. 
Large shady lawn, pleasantly situated near stream of water. Fine drives and walks. 
Daily mails, express and telegraph office. Good table and home comforts. References 
on application. 

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George E. Parks— One -quarter mile. Accommodates four. Adults, §6 pei- 
week; children, $4. For healthfulness it is unsurpassed. Air purely mountainous. 
There are many handsome country residences and pleasant villages within short 
distances. Good fishing within few rods of house. 

George W. Badgeley — Washington Hollow p. o. Two miles. $7 to $10. 

Mrs. William II. Doty — Three-fourths of a mile. $5.50 to $6. 

Hibernia Station— Clinton Corners Post Office. 
John J. Pearsall — Three-fourths of a mile. Adults, $5. 
Elmira A. Ireland — One and one-half miles. Adults, $5. 
Mrs. Samuel J. Jackson — Three miles. Adults, $5. 
Mrs. S. J. Drum — Milbrook p. o. Three and one-half miles. $6. 
P. R. Carroll — One mile. Adults, $6 and $7. 
E. B. Haines — Bull's Head p. o. Five miles. Adults, $5. 
James W. Pettit — Milbrook p. o. One and one-half miles. $5 to $7. 
Fred L. Hall — Washington Hollow P. o. One mile. 
Mrs. Van der Wegen — Washington Hollow P. o. $7 to $10. 
Charles P. Bynon— Millbrook, N. Y. Adults, $6 to $8. 
II. G. Cookingham — Clinton Hollow, N. Y. Three miles. Adults, $5. 
Lewis C. Hadden — Netherwood, N. Y. Two miles. Adults, $5. 



SALiT POINT, Datcbess County, N. *I. 

A quiet, restful village, nine miles from the city of Poughkeep- 
sie, and beautifully situated in a rich farming locality, where health, 
plenty, and good living reign. 

Excellent roads for driving or bicycling, reaching all points of 
interest. 

Salt Point'Station -Salt Point Post office. 




Wm. Birdsall— Clinton Farm, Half-mile. Accommodates thirteen. Terms,, 
adults, $5 to ST per week ; children, S3 to $4. The house is spacious, with large, cool 
rooms, and excellent beds and furniture. It has one hundred feet of piazza. Large 

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lawn, shaded by elm and maple trees. Table bountifully supplied. Pleasant drives, 
excellent fishing, boating and hunting in the immediate vicinity. Free transportation 
to and from the railroad station, and occasional drives free of charge. Church privi- 
leges. Daily mail. 

William D. Van Wagner — Half-mile. $6 and $7. 

Mrs. K. W. Conklin — One and one-eighth miles. $o to $6. 

William P. Leggett — Ten minutes' walk. $5 and upwards. 

Edward F. Delaney — Half-mile. Adults,$5 and $6. 

Mrs. G. P. Davis — Three miles from Salt Point or Hibernia. $7. 

William H. Olivit — Crum Elbow p. o. Four miles. Adults. $5. 
Pleasant Valley Station— Pleasant Valley I ost Office. 

John M. Ruger — One and a quarter miles. Adults. $5 and $6. 

Theodore Wygant — Two and a half miles. $5. 

Samuel J. Hicks— Two miles. Adults. $5. 

Frank Knapp — Pleasant Valley P. 0. $6. 



HOPEWELL! JUNCTION. N Y. 

and stations on Hopewell Branch, via Poughkeepsie. 

Hopewell is situated in eastern Dutchess county, among lakes 
and mountains, five miles from Looking Rock, which commands a 
magnificent view of the Hudson valley from Fishkill to the Cats- 
kills. It is near Fishkill, where the old Dutch church stands, 
which was used in the Revolutionary war for the detention of pris- 
oners; in fact, landmarks of the Revolution are numerous in this 
locality. Silver Lake, which is noted for its fine sheet of water, is 
within easy distance. For riding, driving and wheeling the roads 
through this section are unsurpassed, both in beauty of scenery and 
condition of maintenance, while delightful woodland paths add 
another attractive feature to the surroundings. It is also a rail- 
road center, being the junction of the Central New England Rail- 
way, N. Y., N. H., & H. R. K.. and Newburg, Dutchess & Connecticut. 
Nine mails daily. 

Hopewell Junction Station— Hopewell Junction. Dutchess 
County, N. Y: Post office. 
John Ukena — One-fourth mile. Adults. $7. 
Mrs. Sarah A. Ferguson — Ten minutes' walk. Adults, $4. 
Duane Odell — Four miles. Adults, $5 anu $6. 
Edward Bogardus — Three miles. Adults. .,5 and $6. 
Addie M. Davis— Clove. N. Y. Eight miles. $5. 
iyits. Thomas J. Storm — Stormville, via Hopewell Junction. Adults. $6. 

Didell's Station— Noxon Post Office. Dutchess County. 
George Anderson — Three-fourths mile. Adults. $4. 
Jacob Vollmer — One and one-half miles. Adults .?4. 
William Hitchcock — New Hackensack. X. Y. Half-mile. Adults, $5. 
Wiliam J. Warren — Noxon p. o. One mile. $5 and $6. 
Mrs Alonzo Van Dyne — New Hackensack, N. Y. One mile. $5 and $6. 
Mrs. Matthew Van Wyck — New Hackensack, N. Y. Ten minutes' walk. 



POUGHKEEPSIE, 

Dutchess County. N Y. 

Poughkeepsie enjoys a special reputation for its educational fa- 
cilities. The famous Vassar College, the greatest female educa- 
tional institution in the world, is just east of the city limits. 

Poughkeepsie Station— Poughkeepsie Post office. 
Miles H. Cookingham — Two miles. $6 to $7. 
Mrs. Susan ('. Smith — 48 Taylor avenue. $7*. 
ttobert Mastin — 39 Taylor avenue. $5. 

The Misses Sackett's — Fifth avenue. Quarter of a m:ie. .$7 to $10. 
(I. YV. Burhans — Arlington, post office. Terms moderate. 
Sylvester Woodin — Pleasant Plains p. o. Three and one-half miles. $5 
Millard F. Ackert — P. O. Box 14. Staatsburgn, X. Y. $.">. 

Manchester Bridge Station -Poughkeepsie. N. Y.. Post Office. 
Airs. Charles Monfort — Freedom Plains. $5. 
,b. J. Titus — One mile. $6 to $8. 



Day Line and Steamboat Express betu/een 
Haitford and New York. 

The palace iron steamers of the Hudson River Day Line make 
direct connections at this point from the clock to Bridge Road depot 
by cars of the Poughkeepsie Electric Road, connecting with trains 
to and from all stations on this line, including the rapid transit 
service hourly trains from Central New England Railway depot to 
Highland and New Paltz. the quickest, cheapest and most desirable 
route to reach the noted summer resorts of Mohonk, Lake Minne- 
waska and the Wallkill valley. The most charming inland water 
trip on the American continent, and a delightful ride in comfortable 
coaches through the many points of interest herein mentioned, can 
be made in a few short hours by taking steamers, daily, except Sun- 
day, leaving Brooklyn (by annex) at 8 a. m.,; New York. Desbrosses 
street, 8.40, or 22d street. North river, at 9 a. m. Meais are served 
at all hours in the restaurant on the boats, also table cV hote dinner, 
at $1.00 each, between the hours of 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. Returning, 
the Steamboat Express furnishes equally as good service, close con- 
nection being made with southbound steamer due at 22d street, New 
York, at 5.30 p. m., Desbrosses street, 6 r. m., and Brooklyn, 6.20 p. 
m. For time of train .see time table on page 4. 




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CROSSING THE G^EAT BRIDGE. 



New England's New Gateway, Pougbkeepsie Bridge. 



This wonderful structure can rightly be classed as one of the 
wonders of the world. Built entirely of steel, on great stone piers, 
it will last forever. The great bridge over the Firth of Forth, in 
Scotland, is larger, but next to this the Poughkeepsie bridge is the 
largest in the world. The eastern viaduct alone is over one-half a 
mile in length, with twenty-four spans, the greatest being 175 feet 
long and 200 feet high. There are six main piers: No. 1, located 
on the west shore of the Hudson; Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the Hudson 
river itself, and No. 6 on the east shore. There are two anchor- 
ages of masonry. 128 "Pony Piers," 36 being on the west side and 
92 on the east, forming foundations of the viaduct, and two abut- 
ments at the ends of the viaducts. Each of the main piers carries 
a steel tower 100 feet high, firmly braced and bolted to the masonry, 
and upon these towers rest tne trusses and cantilevers of the super- 
structure (see illustration). The distance from shore to shore is 
2,608 feet, and from center to center of shore piers, 2,692 feet, cov- 
ered by five principal spans, two of 548 feet long, one of 546, and two 
of 525. These latter are rectangular trusses, 130 feet in clear 
height above high water, and 82 feet from the bottom of the lower 
cord to the top of floor system, making the base of the rail 212 feet 
above high water. The length of the main bridge from anchorages 
is 3,093 feet 9 inches; that of the western viaduct, 1,033 feet 6 
inches, and of the eastern viaduct, 2,640 feet, making the whole 
structure 6,767 feet 3 inches long. Over this runs a double-track 
railway with a foot-path on each side. It is capable of sustaining 
at any given point two 85-ton engines, each drawing a train of 3,000 
pounds weight per running foot. The foundations contain 12,000,- 
000 feet of timber. 40,000 cubic yards of concrete, and the piers 
about 20,000 cubic feet of masonry. The superstructure of the 
main bridge contains over 15,000 tons of mild, open-hearth steel, 
and the viaducts over 6,000 tons of iron. The views north and 
south from the car windows in passing over this bridge are the 
grandest to be seen from any railroad line in the world. For miles 
the eye can sweep the horizon; twenty miles up or down the Hudson 
can be seen with the naked eye, and the view is beautiful and grand. 

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HIGHLAND. Ulster County, R 



Y. 



Near the western bank of the Hudson, this pretty place, en- 
sconced among the hills, has many advantages to commend it to the 
seeker for summer rest. There are many miles of pleasant drives, 
beautiful scenery, excellent boating facilities, and moderately good 
fishing. Thousands of tons of grapes, peaches, pears, and other 
fruits are grown in and about Highland. 

Highland Station-Highland Post Office. 
Mrs. X. II. Zimmerman — One and one-half miles. $6 to ?8. 
David LeRoy — One and one-quarter miles. Adults. $6. 
Mrs. J. It. Wisemiller — One-eighth mile. Terms on application. 
Karl J. Fulton — One mile. Adults. $6 and $7. 
Mrs. Emily F. Ransome — Two miles. 
A. E. Hasbrouck — One mile. Adults. $8 to 812. 
Oliver H. Smith — One mile. Families preferred. 84 and $5. 
Mrs. Horace Palmer — Two miles. Adults. $5. 
Mrs. George E. Parrott — Two miles. Adults. $5 and 86. 
Mrs. Frank Coutant— P. O. Box 111. Three miles. Adults. ST.. 



PIATT'S MILikS, Ulster County, R Y. 

This place is located one mile west of Highland and the Hudson 
river, and it is here that our rapid transit trains from Poughkeepsie 
connect with the New Paltz and Poughkeepsie Traction Company for 
Centreville, Ohioville and New Paltz, the latter being seven miles 
distant, and reached over an excellent roadbed in luxurious cars in 
less than thirty minutes. 




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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. 



l^apid Transit between Poughkeepsie, Highland, 
New Paltz and the Wallkill Valley. 

The New Paltz and Poughkeepsie Traction Company is in opera- 
tion from Highland on the Hudson to New Paltz in the Wallkill 
valley. 

The management equipped the line with the most luxurious cars, 
obtainable, giving very satisfactory service. 

A track connection was made with this company's line at Pratt's. 
Mills, which is about two miles back from the river, and a througn 
car service inaugurated via the great Poughkeepsie bridge, between 
New Paltz and the city of Poughkeepsie, and connecting there with 
the city electric lines. Easy, cheap and desirable route between the 
Hudson and Wallkill valley. 

Hourly service is in effect from 7a. m. to 10 p. m. 

The great scenic beauties of the route, coupled with the quick 
time and cheapness of the fare, brought this route at once into- 
prominence, not only as a direct and most convenient way of reach- 
ing New Paltz, and the noted summer resorts of Lakes Mohonk and 
Minnewaska, and the Wallkill valley generally, but as a route for 
pleasure riders, who by the thousands daily crossed America's great- 
est bridge in open cars, suspended as it were between heaven and 
earth, with the grandest scenery in America at their feet. 

The route through the highlands commands the most charming 
mountain and valley views obtainable. 

The through car service is performed all the year, and during 
the busy season cars will be run between Poughkeepsie and New 
Paltz every forty minutes, connecting with all trains from New 
York via the New York Central & Hudson River R. R., also with the 
Albany day line of steamers both north and south. 

Rates of fare: One way, 25 cents; excursion tickets, 40 cents. 



Along the New Paltz & Poughkeepsie Railroad. 

CENTE^VIIiliE, Ulster Countg, N. <J. 

This is a. quaint old town situated high up on the Hudson high- 
lands, perfectly healthful and excellently drained. 

There are a number of farm houses in the vicinity, where good 
board is procurable at low rates. 



OfilOVlLLiE, Ulster Coupty, N. VL 

No more picturesque spot to be found in all this region, located 
as it is, overlooking the beautiful Wallkill and Hudson valleys, and 
in the heart of a rich fruit-growing country- 
It is easy of access by electric cars, midway between Poughkeep- 
sie and New Paltz. 

Good board can be procured here. 

Ohioville. Ulster County, N. Y. 
Mrs. A. Bloomer — One-half mile. Adults. *»> and $8. 
Mrs. H. J. Wilkin — Three miles. Adults. $5 and Sf». 
John J. Carroll — Adults, $5 and .$('». 
Philip L. F. Elting— One mile. Adults, $5 and $7. 
Irving C. Dayton — Pine Grove Hotel. $5 and $6. 
Fred Zimmerman — Two miles. Adults $5. 
Mrs. George Adee — Two miles. Adults. st>. 



NEW PAIiTZ, Ulster County, N- Y. 

This charming village is located on an eminence overlooking 
the Wallkill valley and river, with the great Shawnagunk mountains 
in the background. 

Well-kept lawns, wide shady streets, and evidences of taste and 
improvement abound. 

The village is one of the oldest in Ulster county, and is a prom- 
inent business center. 

There are several good hotels and many private and public 
boarding places. 

The State Normal School for young ladies is located here. 

There are many delightful drives and points of interest in 
the locality. Altogether it is a delightful spot to pass the summer, 
being easy of access via the New Paltz & Poughkeepsie Traction Co. 
Road, and runs cars to Poughkeepsie every forty minutes at the low 
rate of 25 cents. 

New Paltz -New Paltz, Ulster County, (N. Y.) Post Office. 
W. H. Steen— Hotel. Adults, $7 to $10. 
Thomas J. Pine — Ten minutes' walk. Adults $5 to $8. 
Mrs. Gilbert Atkins — Adults, $5 and $6. 

M. R. Denniston — One block from terminus electric railway. $6 and $8. 
George K. McMurdy — Springtown. N. Y. Terms upon application. 
Mrs. Margaret Walsh — Near station. Adults, $6. 
Mrs. S. A. Hasbrouck — Three-quarters of a mile. Adults, $3 to $7. 
Mrs. Sarah Washburn — One mile. Adults, $6 to $8. 
Corneilus H. DuBois — Three miles. Adults, $5. 
Mrs. Perry Deyo — Three-quarters mile. Terms, $6 (two in room). 

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Michael Nilon — One-quarter mile. Adults, .$5. 

J. P. Jackson — Seven minutes' walk. 

Josiah Sprague — One mile. Adults, $5. 

Mrs. Daniel Silkworth — One mile. Adults. $6. 

A. Snyder — Accommodates five. Adults, $6 to $10. 

Wm. H. Atkins — P. O. Box 258. One mile. Adults, $.1 

Mrs. Charles H. Thorne — Five minutes' walk. Adults, $o 

T. J. Deyo— Half-mile. Adults. $0. 

John J. Elliott — Plutarch post office. Four miles. $5. 

Mrs. Matthew Deyo — Springtown p. o. $6. 

Samuel J. DuBois — Springtown, N. Y. p. o. Adults. ?6. 

Michael Kelly — Libertyville, p. o. Terms on application. 

Mrs. Jas. R. Howell-Half mile. $6. 

A. H. Frear— Two and one-half miles. $6. 



LAKES MOJ40IMK; AND MINNEWASKA- 

These are summer resorts of wide celebrity, reached by carriage 
from New Paltz, the terminus of the New Paltz and Poughkeepsie 
Traction Company, with through-car service from Poughkeepsie via 
Pratt's Mills and the Poughkeepsie bridge. 

The lakes are located near the summits of two of the famous 
Shawangunk mountains, a detached portion of the great Appalach- 
ian chain, and extending through Ulster county. 

lake mohoxk is located near the summit of Sky Top, one of the 
higher of the Shawangunk mountains, and is six miles west of New 
Paltz by the stage road. 

All who visit the lake are impressed with the wonderful and 
greatly varied character of the scenery; a beautiful lake; massive 
rocks, each of them thousands of tons in weight; towering cliffs, and 
far-extending views in all directions, embracing large portions of 
six States, and covering several thousands of square miles. 

Indeed, it is the general opinion of all widely-traveled people 
who visit it that, in respect to the remarkable combination and great 
variety of imposing lake and mountain views, it has no superior, if, 
indeed, it has any rival, on the Atlantic seaboard. 

The air is delightfully cool and bracing, the thermometer rare- 
ly rising above eighty degrees Fahrenheit. 

lake minnewaska, about five miles from Lake Mohonk and ten 
miles southwest of New Paltz, is much larger than the latter. 

The lake, which is fed by springs, is very deep and clear as 
crystal, is held in a strikingly picturesque, rocky and well-wooded 
bowl, rising one hundred and fifty feet above the lake on the eastern 
side and sixty feet on the western, and from either edge the rocks 

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seem to tumble precipitously clown to the Wallkill and Hudson river 
valleys on the one side and to the Rondout valley on the other. 

The same conditions of remarkably bracing and enjoyably cool 
atmosphere obtain here as at its neighboring lake, Mohonk. 

It being on the crown of a ridge, dew seldom falls, the drainage 
is perfect, and the hills surrounding are covered with resinous pine 
forests. 



bLOYD, Ulster Countcj, N- Y. 

This pleasant little hamlet is beautifully situated on the high- 
lands of the Hudson, six miles west of Poughkeepsie. 

The New Paltz & Poughkeepsie Traction Company has been 
completed and its power house is here located. By this line New 
Paltz is only four miles away and is reached in fifteen minutes. 

LIdvcI Station— Lloyd Post Office. 
s. P. Champlin— One-eighth mile. Adults. s<;. 
Hugh Cummings — Two miles. Adults. $6. 
Walter EUing — one-half mile. Adults. $7. 
Frank Wilklow — One mile. Terms on application. 
Victor G. Berrian — One and one-half miles. Adults. $5. 
1>. i.. Carroll— Three-quarters of a mile. Adults. $5 to $7. 



CQINTONDAUE. Ulster County, N. Y. 

This handsome village of Ulster county occupies a commanding 
site on the western slope of a range of hills overlooking the beau- 
tiful and fertile Wallkill valley. More fruit is shipped from this 
station than from any other in the Wallkill valley. 

Clintondale Station -Ciintondale Post Office. 
C. E. Cornell— Pine Mountain Cottage. One mile. Accommodates twenty. 
Adults, $6 to ST per week : reduction for children. A Christian home, pleasantly lo- 
cated on high ground, commanding a tine outlook over the Wallkill Valley to the 
Shawangunk and Catskill mountains. Mountain rambles and summer houses near, 
affording- extended views A liberal supply of milk, fruit and vegetables from our 
farm. References on application. 

Jacob i-Jckert — Ten minutes' walk. Adults $5 to $7. 

S. P. Thorn — One mile. $7 to $9 for adults. 

Mrs. S. Baker — Two miles. Adults, $5 and $6. 

John W. Weaver — One mile. Terms on application. 

Mrs. O. T. Dingee — Two miles. Adults, $6 and $7. 

Frank Wardwell — One and one-half miles. Adults, $6 and $7. 

Mrs. Sylvenus Coutant — Three-fourths of a mile. Adults, $7 to $9. 

Lawrence G. Warren — Three-quarters of a mile. Adults, $6. 

O. E. Mount — One-half mile. Adults, $5 and $6. 

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MODENA, Ulster County, N Y. 

Passing Clintondale, near the pretty village of Wallkill, we 
come to Modena, Ulster county, occupying an elevated situation in 
the Wallkill valley, with a fine view of the Shawangunk mountains 
in the distance. 

Modena Station— Modena Post Office. 

Abraham Linderbeck — One-half mile. Adults. $6. 

Mrs. A. P. Limeburner — At station. Adults, .$0 to $8. 

IT. Minard — Two miles. Adults $5 to $8. 

Mrs. John Hartney — One mile. Adults. $4 to $6. 

James H. Ooutant — Ardonia, X. Y. Two miles. Adults. $5 to $7. 

James B. Coutant — Five minutes' walk. Adults, .$6. 

Francis Garrison — Plattekill post office. Four miles. Adults, $6. 

Frank G. Schoonmaker — New Hurley X. Y. $5 to •$?. 

James R. Ostrander — One mile. Terms upon application. 

D. W. Hasbrouck— Wallkill post office. Five miles. Adults, $5.50 to $7.. 

Xathan B. Dione — Sylva, X. Y. Three miles. Adults. $5. 

John D. Smedes — Xew Hurley. One and one-half miles. Adults, $5. 

Z. G. Masten — Xew Hurley. Four miles. $5 to $6. 

Charles Gildersleeve — Ardonia, X. Y. Two miles. $G to $8. 



ST. EbMO, Ulster County, p4. Y. 

Located on the Borden farm, near the great Borden Condensed 
Milk Factory, in a perfectly healthful and rich farming section, 
noted for its excellent fruit. Over 150 tons of grapes were shipped 
to the market from this station last year. 

St. Elmo Station- Wallkill. Ulster County, X. Y., Post Office. 
Mrs. Wm. T. Masten — Three miles. Adults, $6 and $7. 
C. X. Merwin— Wallkill post office. Three miles. Adults, $5. 
Mrs. T. L. Roberson— Wallkill post office. Adults, .$5 and $0. 



EAST WALiDEN, Orange County, fl. Y. 

Connections are made here with the Newburg and Walden Elec- 
tric Railroad — hourly service during the day. 

Walden is a pretty and enterprising village near the northern 
boundary line of Orange county. It has a population of three 
thousand. The surroundings are of a refreshingly pastoral char- 
acter, while in the distance are visible the higher peaks of the. 
Catskills. 

East Walden Station- Walden Post Office. 

Charles E. Whigan — One mile. Terms upon application. 

Mrs. Henry Coe — St. Andrews. X. Y. One mile. Adults, $6. 

George A. Gallaway — Walden post office. One mile. 

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-Albert Clum — Walclen post office. One mile. Adults, $6. 

Newton M. Bennett — Walden p. o. One-quarter mile. $5 and $6. 

Mrs. Mary E. i^asbrouek — Gardiner p .o. $6 and $5. 

Berea Station— Coldenham Post Office. 
Mrs. C. A. G. Fairchild — One and one-half miles. Adults, $5 to $7. 



MAYB^OOK. Orange County, Jsl. Y. 

This place has become quite prominent as the western terminus 
•of this road and its junction with the Lehigh & Hudson River Rail- 
way. 

There may be found here ample accommodations for summer 
boarders, either in private families, boarding houses or hotels. 

The section is extremely healthful, and is traversed by good 
roads and dotted with excellent farms, which produce large quan- 
tities of milk for the New York market. 

Maybrook (N. Y.) Station and Post Office. 
Mrs. A. G. McElwain — One-quarter mile. Adults, $7. 
Mrs. IT. Coykendall — One mile. Adults, .$7. 



CAMPBELL HALL, Orange County, N- V. 
Here is a pleasant village, set amid the broad and fertile farm 
lands of famous Orange county, where thrift and plenty walk hand 
in hand, and wnere the tired city dwellers will not seek in vain for 
the great desiderata of a vacation outing, quietude and rest. 

Campbell Hall Station-Campbell Hall Post Office. 
Mrs S. S. Hall — One-quarter of a mile. Terms on application. 



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